Definitionn. (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
Last update: October 10, 2015
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I find that this dust is strongly impregnated with niter; from niter we obtain saltpeter and from saltpeter we make gunpowder. [Please select]
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Then they leached it, pouring water on it in improvised tubs, and dissolving the niter. [Please select]
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And all that was in the bottle was sweet spirits of niter. [Please select]
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Emmert, through whom they were procured, reports that they were found in a grave 3½ feet below the surface and in earth strongly charged with niter and perhaps other preservative salts. [Please select]
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"That sample was full of niter, and when we leach it in our tubs we shall have the genuine saltpeter, explosive dust, if you choose to call it, that is the solution of gunpowder." [Please select]
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