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saltpeter

saltpeter is the alternative spelling of saltpetre.

Meaning of saltpetre

Noun

saltpetre (usually uncountable, plural saltpetres)

  1. (usually, originally) Potassium nitrate.
    Synonyms:
    Chilean saltpeter, Chilean saltpetre, nitrate of potash, niter, nitre, potassium nitrate
  2. (uncommon, usually) Sodium nitrate.

See all 3 meanings of saltpetre

Forms of saltpeter

Noun
pluralsaltpeters
Verb
third-person singular presentsaltpeters
present participlesaltpetering
past participlesaltpetered
pastsaltpetered

Words formed from saltpeter

Questions about saltpeter

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

Words near saltpeter in the dictionary

  1. saltos
  2. Saltoses
  3. Saltoun
  4. saltpan
  5. saltpans
  6. saltpeter
  7. saltpetered
  8. saltpetering
  9. saltpeters
  10. saltpetre
  11. saltpetred

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saltpeter (page history and authors); saltpetre (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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