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potassium nitrate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
potas-si-um ni-trate
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

KNO₃, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO₃).

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

E252 nitre saltpetre saltpeter niter

Questions

What does potassium nitrate mean?
KNO₃, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO₃).

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