saltpetre

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

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

Verb

To treat with saltpetre.

Conceptes

nitre

salnitre

nitrat potàsic

salpetre

Sinònims

saltpeter

nitre

potassium nitrate

niter

nitrate

gunpowder

nitrokalite

Traduccions

salpêtre

salitre

Salpeter

salnitro

salpeter

nitre

salitre

νιτρικό κάλιο

salpêtre du Chili

güherçile

νίτρο

nitrato di potassio

küherçile

Kalisalpeter

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: 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).