英 [ˈsɔːltˈpiːtə] 美 [ˌsɔːltˈpiːtər]
n. 硝石；硝酸钾
saltpetre //
→another name forpotassium nitrate
(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
同义词： potassium nitrate / saltpetre / niter / nitre
硝石
硝酸钾
4) 洞穴硝酸盐沉积，如硝石(Saltpeter)，多存在于洞底粘土沉积层中。由于其可制 火药，我国南方岩溶洞穴中常有过去当地老乡采硝所留遗迹。
... 硝酸钾 Salpetre 硝酸钾 Saltpeter 硝酸钠 Nitrate of uranium ...
... saltingouttank脱盐槽 saltpeter硝石，钾硝，硝酸钾 salvage废旧，回收的 ...
... 脱氮副球菌 paracoccus denitrificans 硝氮 potassium nitrate; saltpeter 辛硫磷 phoxim ...
saltpetre [矿物] 硝石；[无化] 硝酸钠
From saltpeter mines in Chile.
从智利的硝石矿里。
Well, the British didn't let Chile sell saltpeter to Germany.
英国不允许,智利把硝石卖给德国。
The nitrate is also called saltpeter, and the carbonate is called potash.
硝酸盐亦称硝石，碳酸盐亦称钾碱。
Gunpowder may date back as far as the 4th century, when it was invented in China--perhaps by someone trying to mix sulfur, charcoal and saltpeter into medicine.