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Meanings of saltpeter in anglès
portuguès
nitrato de potassio català
salnitre 
Usage of saltpeter in anglès
1
But I could find no saltpeter; indeed, no nitrates of any kind.
2
I thought Don needed ten pounds of saltpeter pumped up a catheter.
3
The bag is in case you spot saltpeter crystals along the way.
4
Procure us some iron for the barrels, steel for the hammers, saltpeter.
5
They found a place where saltpeter was very thinly and erratically distributed.
6
Early in the Civil War a large amount of saltpeter was manufactured here.
7
During the Civil War, the Confederacy used it to mine saltpeter for gunpowder.
8
This entire depression is due to the removal of earth for making saltpeter.
9
Somebody has scattered little piles of saltpeter all over the summit.
10
We could make gun powder if we could find a deposit of saltpeter.
11
Rub fish with salt, brown sugar and saltpeter as above directed.
12
You'd better start putting saltpeter in Mark's food right now.
13
All the earth in sight has been worked for saltpeter, leached, and thrown aside.
14
The East India Company imported calico, silk, pepper, spices, China tea, potions, and saltpeter.
15
The king was authorized to prohibit the export of gunpowder, saltpeter, ammunition, and arms.
16
Rub well into a round of beef a half pound of saltpeter, finely powdered.
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