potassium nitrate

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).

Equivalents

Españolsalitre

Françaisnitre salpêtre salpêtre du Chili

DeutschKalisalpeter Kaliumnitrat Salpeter

19 more languages

فارسیشوره

Suomikaliumnitraatti salpietari

Magyarkálium-nitrát

Հայերենբորակ

Bahasa Indonesiakalium nitrat salpeter sendawa

Italianosalnitro

日本語硝石硝酸カリウム

Latinasāl petrae

ລາວເຈຍ

Монголшүү

Nederlandskaliumnitraat

Portuguêssalitre

Românăazotat de potasiu

Русскийселитра

తెలుగుపొటాషియం నైట్రేటు

ไทยดินประสิว โพแทสเซียมไนเตรต

Tagalogsalitre

Türkçegüherçile potasyum nitrat

Tiếng Việtdiêm 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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