First Known Use: 14th century
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saltpeter
noun salt·pe·ter \ˈsȯlt-ˈpē-tər\
: a white powder that exists naturally in some soils and that is used especially as a fertilizer, in medicine, and to make gunpowder
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Origin of SALTPETER
Middle English salt petre, alteration of salpetre, from Medieval Latin sal petrae, literally, salt of the rock
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Rhymes with SALTPETER
ammeter, anteater, bee-eater, beefeater, blue peter, Demeter, depleter, drumbeater, eggbeater, excreter, fire-eater, flowmeter, heat treater, light meter, long meter, Main Streeter, maltreater, man-eater, ohmmeter, preheater, propraetor, quartz heater, ratemeter, repeater, retreater, secretor, seedeater, space heater, toadeater, voltmeter, Wall Streeter, wattmeter, world-beater
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saltpeter
noun salt·pe·ter
Medical Definition of SALTPETER
Variants of SALTPETER
salt·pe·ter or chiefly British salt·pe·tre \ˈsȯlt-ˈpēt-ər\
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