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Meaning of potassium nitrate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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).

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Kalisalpeter Kaliumnitrat Salpeter
Español salitre
فارسی شوره
Suomi kaliumnitraatti salpietari
Français nitre salpêtre salpêtre du Chili
Magyar kálium-nitrát
Հայերեն բորակ
Bahasa Indonesia kalium nitrat salpeter sendawa
Italiano salnitro
日本語 硝石 硝酸カリウム
Latina sāl petrae
ລາວ ເຈຍ
Монгол шүү
Nederlands kaliumnitraat
Português salitre
Română azotat de potasiu
Русский селитра
తెలుగు పొటాషియం నైట్రేటు
ไทย ดินประสิว โพแทสเซียมไนเตรต
Tagalog salitre
Türkçe güherçile potasyum nitrat
Tiếng Việt diêm tiêu tiêu thạch

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

potassium nitrite potassium permanganate potassium selective electrode potassium silver cyanide potassium soap potassium sorbate

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