POTASSIUM NITRATE


Meaning of POTASSIUM NITRATE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1869

: a crystalline salt KNO 3 that occurs as a product of nitrification in arable soils, is a strong oxidizer, and is used especially in making gunpowder, as a fertilizer, and in medicine

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