saltpetre

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Potassium nitrate.
2. (uncommon, uncountable, usually) Sodium nitrate.

Verb

To treat with saltpetre.

Sinonieme

saltpeter

nitre

potassium nitrate

niter

nitrate

gunpowder

nitrokalite

Vertalings

salpêtre

salitre

Salpeter

salnitro

salpeter

nitre

salitre

nitrato di potassio

nitre

νίτρο

salnitre

νιτρικό κάλιο

güherçile

salpêtre du Chili

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: saltpetre

In summary

From Middle English saltpetre, alteration of Old French salpetre, from Medieval Latin sāl petrae (“salt of the rock”), named so being found as an incrustation. Alteration of the first element is from folk-etymological association with salt (which is, nevertheless, cognate to Latin sāl).