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Word: Saltpetre
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French salpetre, from medieval Latin salpetra, probably representing sal petrae ‘salt of rock’ (i.e. found as an encrustation). The change in the first element was due to association with salt
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɒltˈpiːtə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
potassium nitrate, especially as a component of gunpowder.
Short Definition:white crystalline salt
Variant Forms:
- saltpeter
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