chile saltpeter

chil·e salt·pe·ter

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Definitions of chile saltpeter words

noun chile saltpeter sodium nitrate, esp. as found naturally in Chile and Peru 3
noun chile saltpeter Mineralogy. soda niter. 1

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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