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saltpeter
salt·pe·ter [ sàwlt ptər ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. 
Same as  Chile saltpeter
2. 
Same as  potassium nitrate
[14th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin salpetra< Latin sal "salt" + petra "rock"; from its appearance as a crust on rock]
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