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Chile saltpeter

Chile saltpeter is the alternative spelling of Chile saltpetre.

Meaning of Chile saltpetre

Noun

Chile saltpetre (usually uncountable, plural Chile saltpetres)

  1. (usually) A mineral rich in sodium nitrate that occurs naturally in parts of Chile and Peru; nitratine.

Questions about Chile saltpeter

What is Chile saltpeter the alternative spelling of?
Chile saltpeter is the alternative spelling of Chile saltpetre.

Words near Chile saltpeter in the dictionary

  1. chile peppers
  2. Chile pine
  3. Chile pines
  4. chile relleno
  5. chile rellenos
  6. Chile saltpeter
  7. Chile saltpetre
  8. Chile saltpetres
  9. Chilean
  10. Chilean abalone
  11. Chilean abalones

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