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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saltpeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
salt-peter
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of saltpetre.

American usage; Uncountable

verb

Alternative spelling of saltpetre.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

saltpeters (plural) saltpeters (present, singular) saltpetering (participle, present) saltpetered (participle, past) saltpetered (past)

Phrases

Chile saltpeter

Synonyms

potassium nitrate saltpetre niter nitre

Questions

What does saltpeter mean?
Alternative spelling of saltpetre.

How to pronounce saltpeter

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