Saltpetre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Alternative spellings 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Saltpetre (uncountable)

1. Potassium nitrate.
2. Sodium nitrate.

Alternative spellings

• saltpeter (US)

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

potassium nitrate

Finnish: salpietari

French: salpêtre m, salpêtre du Chili m, nitre

sodium nitrate

Dutch: salpeter

German: Salpeter

fr:saltpetre