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• Saltpeter — Salt pe ter, Saltpetre Salt pe tre,, n. [F. salp[^e]tre, NL. sal petrae, literally, rock salt, or stone salt; so called because it exudes from rocks or walls. See {Salt}, and {Petrify}.] (Chem.) Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Saltpeter acid — Saltpeter Salt pe ter, Saltpetre Salt pe tre,, n. [F. salp[^e]tre, NL. sal petrae, literally, rock salt, or stone salt; so called because it exudes from rocks or walls. See {Salt}, and {Petrify}.] (Chem.) Potassium nitrate; niter; a white… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Niter and Mining Corps — The Niter and Mining Corps was a military unit within the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Their original task was to keep the Confederacy supplied with minerals and metals needed for the war effort, but as the conflict… …   Wikipedia

• Niter — Ni ter, Nitre Ni tre, n. [F. nitre, L. nitrum native soda, natron, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. nit[=u]n, natr[=u]n natron. Cf. {Natron}.] 1. (Chem.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See {Saltpeter}. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Niter bush — Niter Ni ter, Nitre Ni tre, n. [F. nitre, L. nitrum native soda, natron, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. nit[=u]n, natr[=u]n natron. Cf. {Natron}.] 1. (Chem.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See {Saltpeter}. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Saltpeter — or saltpetre may refer to:* Potassium nitrate, the critical oxidizing component of gun powder * Sodium nitrate ( Chile saltpetre ), an ingredient in fertilizers, explosives and solid rocket propellants * The Saltpeter War (1879 1884) between… …   Wikipedia

• saltpeter paper — niter p …   Medical dictionary

• Niter — Nitre redirects here. For other meanings of the word Niter and Nitre , see Nitre (disambiguation). Niter General Category Nitrates Chemical formula KNO3 Strunz classification …   Wikipedia

• cubic niter — Saltpeter Salt pe ter, Saltpetre Salt pe tre,, n. [F. salp[^e]tre, NL. sal petrae, literally, rock salt, or stone salt; so called because it exudes from rocks or walls. See {Salt}, and {Petrify}.] (Chem.) Potassium nitrate; niter; a white… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• saltpeter — /sawlt pee teuhr/, n. 1. the form of potassium nitrate, KNO3, that occurs naturally, used in the manufacture of fireworks, fluxes, gunpowder, etc.; niter. 2. See Chile saltpeter. Also, saltpetre. [1275 1325; earlier salt peter; r. ME sal peter,… …   Universalium

• niter — noun Etymology: Middle English nitre natron, from Middle French, from Latin nitrum, from Greek nitron, from Egyptian n{tuline}ry Date: 1667 1. potassium nitrate 2. archaic Chile saltpeter …   New Collegiate Dictionary