potassium nitrate

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potassium nitrate

noun

uncountable KNO₃, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO₃).
Similar: E252, nitre, saltpetre, saltpeter

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noun KNO3

Español	salitre
日本語	硝石 shōseki, 硝酸カリウム shōsan kariumu
中文	硝石 xiāoshí, 硝酸鉀 /硝酸钾 xiāosuānjiǎ
हिन्दी	शोरा śorā
Português	salitre
Français	salpêtre, salpêtre du Chili, nitre
Deutsch	Salpeter, Kalisalpeter
Italiano	salnitro
Română	azotat de potasiu
Русский	сели́тра selítra
Tiếng Việt	diêm tiêu, tiêu thạch

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@misc{potassium_nitrate_2026,
  title = {potassium nitrate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/potassium%20nitrate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}