Saltpetre

Alternative forms

 * saltpeter (US)

Etymology
Old French salpetre, from Late Latin sal petrae, "salt of stone" or possibly "salt of Petra"

Noun

 * 1) Potassium nitrate.
 * 2) Sodium nitrate.

Synonyms

 * (potassium nitrate): Chilean saltpeter/Chilean saltpetre, nitrate of potash, niter/nitre, potassium nitrate
 * (sodium nitrate): caliche, Chile saltpeter/Chile saltpetre, soda niter/soda nitre, sodium nitrate

Derived terms

 * Chile saltpetre
 * Chilean saltpetre
 * Norway salpetre

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French: salpêtre, salpêtre du Chili , nitre


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