- of
several nitrogen-containing
compounds collectively referred to as
saltpeter (or
saltpetre in the UK).
Major uses of pot****ium
nitrate are in fertilizers...
- Look up
saltpeter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Saltpeter (or saltpetre) is the
mineral form of pot****ium
nitrate (KNO3), a
compound It may also...
- also
known as
Chile saltpeter (large
deposits of
which were
historically mined in Chile) to
distinguish it from
ordinary saltpeter, pot****ium nitrate....
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Saltpeter War (Spanish:
Guerra del Salitre) may
refer to:
Saltpeter War (Mexico), 1480–1510
Saltpeter Wars (Germany), 1725–27, 1738 and 1743–45 War of...
- form of charcoal), and pot****ium
nitrate (
saltpeter). The
sulfur and
carbon act as
fuels while the
saltpeter is an oxidizer.
Gunpowder has been widely...
-
typically occurring in the
deserts of
Chile (classically
known as "Chilean
saltpeter" and
variants of this term).[self-published source?] A term (ἀφρόνιτρον...
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Humberstone and
Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two
former saltpeter refineries located in
northern Chile. They were
declared a
UNESCO World Heritage Site...
- The
Saltpeter Wars were
three conflicts among the
peasants of the
County of Hauenstein, the
Abbey of
Saint Blaise (Sankt Blasien) and the
Austrian monarchy...
- The
Salitre War (Spanish:
Guerra del Salitre; also
Saltpeter War) was a 1480-1510
military conflict between the Purépecha
Empire of the Purépecha people...
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Saltpeter Cave, in
Carter Caves State Resort Park near
Olive Hill, Kentucky. It was
listed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2001. It has...
