Saltpeter
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Definition
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
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