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potassium dichromate
potassium ferricyanide
potassium ferrocyanide
potassium fluoride
potassium hydrogen carbonate
potassium hydrogen tartrate
potassium hydroxide
potassium iodide
potassium nitrate
potassium oxalate
potassium permanganate
potassium sodium tartrate
potassium sulfate
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potassium nitrate
po·tas·si·um ni·trate


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical used in explosives: a white crystalline salt. Use: in fireworks, explosives, matches, as fertilizer, meat preservative. KNO3
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