potassium nitrate

po·tas·si·um ni·trate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-tas-ee-uh m noun nahy-treyt, -trit]
- /pəˈtæs i əm noun ˈnaɪ treɪt, -trɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-tas-ee-uh m noun nahy-treyt, -trit]
- /pəˈtæs i əm noun ˈnaɪ treɪt, -trɪt/

Definitions of potassium nitrate words

noun potassium nitrate a crystalline compound, KNO 3 , produced by nitrification in soil, and used in gunpowders, fertilizers, and preservatives; saltpeter; niter. 1
noun potassium nitrate a colourless or white crystalline compound used in gunpowders, pyrotechnics, fertilizers, and as a preservative for foods, esp as a curing salt for ham, sausages, etc (E252). Formula: KNO3 0
noun potassium nitrate a colorless, crystalline compound, KNO3, used in fertilizers, gunpowder, preservatives, etc., in medicine, and as a reagent and oxidizing agent in chemistry 0

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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