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Meanings of salt peter in English
Chemical compound.
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Examples for "saltpetre"
Examples for "saltpetre"
1
Gunpowder was also made with saltpetre and sulphur found in the country.
2
But I could find no saltpetre; indeed, no nitrates of any kind.
3
A large building in which quantities of saltpetre was stored caught next.
4
There is no appearance of sulphur, saltpetre or any other combustible material.
5
He got saltpetre and one or two other things from the chemist.
1
The regulus of cobalt, dissolved in spirit of nitre, gives a red.
2
As in orange ochre, powdered nitre may be employed in its preparation.
3
It is the salt of their speech, the nitre of their wit.
4
A tea-spoonful of sweet spirits of nitre will sometimes bring early relief.
5
I'll bring a bottle of nitre in my bag,-andshe bustled out.
1
And all that was in the bottle was sweet spirits of niter.
2
The regulus of cobalt, dissolved in spirit of niter, gives a red.
3
Probably extract their niter from the dung of their horses and cows.
4
This niter-soaked fabric I thought might serve as tinder for the spark.
5
Trails of niter ran down the walls like melted wax.
1
On cooling, potassium nitrate crystallizes out, leaving small amounts of the other salts in solution.
2
As the potassium nitrate burns, it lets off oxygen.
3
Gunpowder, a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate, gets its oxygen from the nitrate.
4
Instead, they'd purchased potassium nitrate for use in glass-making-glassmaking being their stated business and occupation.
5
Among the ingredients are barium nitrate, potassium perchlorate, powdered aluminum, powdered magnesium, potassium nitrate, and sulphur.
1
I always use Oxford cotton, and thoroughly soak it in a moderately strong solution of nitrate of potash.
2
On evaporation it leaves a very small residuum of carbonate of lime, and perhaps a little nitrate of potash.
3
The plant also contains tannin, resin, starch, succinic, malic, and acetic acids, with nitrate of potash, and other salts.
4
The immersed leaves were then treated with carbonate of ammonia, as described under nitrate of potash, and with the same result.
5
I have used the nitrate of potash on my property-anexperimental amount only-andit caused the trees to throw out strong and numerous shoots.
Usage of salt peter in English
1
For curing the meat the farmer usually uses salt , salt peter, white or brown sugar or molasses.
2
Chili salt peter can be substituted in place of salt peter, if only four-fifths as much is used.
3
All formulas for the sugar brine cure are practically the same varying only a little in the proportions of sugar, salt and salt peter.
4
Salt peter is not absolutely necessary as far as the preserving is concerned but it helps to hold the red color of the lean meat.
Translations for salt peter
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