Definitions | saltpetre |
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- potassium nitrate, Potassium nitrate.
- sodium nitrate, Sodium nitrate.
Translations: - French: salpíªtre , salpíªtre du Chili , nitre
- French, nitre
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(trans-top, sodium nitrate)
- Dutch: salpeter
- German: Salpeter
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Etymology: Old French salpetre, from Late Latin sal petrae, "salt of stone" or possibly "salt of w:Petra, Petra"
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