Definition of saltpeter Saltpeter
salt•pe•ter
We found 3 definitions of saltpeter from 3 different sources.
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British English
saltpetre
American English
saltpeter
What does saltpeter mean?
WordNet
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| saltpeter - (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive | ||
| potassium nitrate, saltpetre, niter, nitre | ||
| nitrate any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid) | ||
| fertiliser, fertilizer, plant food any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- saltpeter (n.)
Alt. of Saltpetre
Part of speech
🔤- saltpeter, noun, singular of saltpeters.
