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Meanings of
saltpetre
in inglés
portugués
nitrato de potassio
catalán
salnitre
Back to the meaning
(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive.
nitre
saltpeter
niter
potassium nitrate
portugués
nitrato de potassio
Usage of
saltpetre
in inglés
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.
6
Salt and
saltpetre
are 'made from the soil immediately round the town.
7
The earth was as bleached as though covered with snow or
saltpetre
.
8
Gold is the most abundant; but
saltpetre
and naphtha are among the products.
9
The
saltpetre
acts on the kidneys, carrying off the impurities in this way.
10
For the time being
saltpetre
is obtained by all countries from Chile only.
11
Round about them there is a thin crust of
saltpetre
,
magnesia, and salt.
12
What shall she do when her stock of
saltpetre
runs out?
13
Rotten lemons, iron filings, and
saltpetre
,
by all that is abominable!
14
I heard the spluttering of a port-fire, and smelt the
saltpetre
of the match.
15
Neither metal,
saltpetre
,
nor coal can be wanting in the bowels of the moon.
16
Parisians discovered
saltpetre
in their cellars when they no longer received any from abroad.
Other examples for "saltpetre"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
saltpetre
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
villanous saltpetre
know about saltpetre
little saltpetre
powder saltpetre
put saltpetre
More collocations
Translations for
saltpetre
portugués
nitrato de potassio
salitre
nitrato de potássio
catalán
salnitre
nitre
nitrat potàsic
Saltpetre
through the time
Saltpetre
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common