Definitions for saltpeter

Overview of noun saltpeter

The noun saltpeter has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter, nitre

((KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive)

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