güherçile

Meaning

saltpetre, potassium nitrate, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder

Synonyms

potasyum nitrat

küherçile

Translations

Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كوهرچله (güherçile, “saltpetre”), itself from Persian گوهرچله (gûharçile, “saltpetre”).

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