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Saltpeter (Noun)

Meaning

(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Examples

  • Historically, saltpeter was used as the primary ingredient in making gunpowder due to its oxidizing properties.
  • Farmers commonly apply saltpeter to their crops as a fertilizer because of its high nitrogen content.
  • The old mine had stopped producing saltpeter after World War II, but its tunnels remained intact.
  • Due to the oxidizing properties of saltpeter, the authorities banned its civilian use due to concerns over its use in bomb-making.
  • The discovery of vast saltpeter deposits greatly aided in the expansion of the wartime explosives factory.

Synonyms

  • Saltpetre
  • Nitre
  • Niter
  • Potassium Nitrate

Hypernyms

  • Nitrate
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