(ש"ע) מלחת, סלפטר

n. natural form of potassium nitrate (used to manufacture gun powder and fireworks)

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Noun
1. (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
(synonym) potassium nitrate, saltpeter, niter, nitre
(hypernym) nitrate
(substance-holonym) fertilizer, fertiliser, plant food

(n.)
Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance, KNO3, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see Nitrification, 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant.
  

saltpetre /'sɔ:lt,pi:tə/

• danh từ
  • Xanpet, kali nitrat
  • Chili saltpetre; cubic saltpetre
    • Natri nitrat

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