saltpetre
noun/ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From Middle English saltpetre, alteration of Old French salpetre, from Medieval Latin sāl petrae (“salt of the rock”), named so being found as an incrustation. Alteration of the first element is from folk-etymological association with salt (which is, nevertheless, cognate to Latin sāl).
Definitions
Potassium nitrate.
Sodium nitrate.
To treat with saltpetre.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for saltpetre. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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