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SALTPETRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does saltpetre mean?
• SALTPETRE (noun)
The noun SALTPETRE has 1 sense:
1. (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
Familiarity information: SALTPETRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
niter; nitre; potassium nitrate; saltpeter; saltpetre
Hypernyms ("saltpetre" is a kind of...):
nitrate (any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid))
Holonyms ("saltpetre" is a substance of...):
fertiliser; fertilizer; plant food (any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile)
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