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tər noun
1.
the form of potassium nitrate, KNO 3 , that occurs naturally, used in the manufacture of fireworks, fluxes, gunpowder, etc.; niter.
Also, salt·pe·tre.
Origin:
1275–1325; earlier salt peter; replacing Middle English sal peter, salpetre < Medieval Latin salpetrē, for Latin sal petrae salt of rock, so called because it commonly encrusts stones
1275–1325; earlier salt peter; replacing Middle English sal peter, salpetre < Medieval Latin salpetrē, for Latin sal petrae salt of rock, so called because it commonly encrusts stones
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saltpetre or (US) saltpeter (ˌsɔːltˈpiːtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another name for potassium nitrate |
| 2. | short for Chile saltpetre |
| [C16: from Old French salpetre, from Latin sal petrae salt of rock] | |
| saltpeter or (US) saltpeter | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from Old French salpetre, from Latin sal petrae salt of rock] | |
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Saltpeter
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Word Origin & History
saltpeter
"potassium nitrate," c.1500, earlier salpetre (early 14c.), from O.Fr. salpetre, from M.L. sal petrae "salt of rock," from L. sal "salt" (see salt) + petra "rock, stone." So called because it looks like salt encrusted on rock.
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| saltpeter (sôlt'pē'tər) Pronunciation Key
See potassium nitrate. |
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Example sentences
Sulphur and saltpeter could be used to make gun powder and brick clay.
He had got the recipe from a library book, using saltpeter and sugar.
The artifacts are remarkably well preserved in the dry cave and represent the state's best-preserved saltpeter mining artifacts.
See evidence of saltpeter production an underground hospital and prehistoric mineral mining.
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