saltpeter

saltpeter Definition

salt·peter (sôlt′pēt′ər, sôlt′pēt′ər)

noun

potassium nitrate

Etymology: altered (infl. by salt) < ME salpetre < MFr < ML sal petrae, salt of rock < L sal, salt + petra, rock

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