CHILE SALTPETER


Meaning of CHILE SALTPETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchi-lē-, ˈchē-(ˌ)lā- ]

noun

Etymology: Chile, South America

Date: 1869

: sodium nitrate especially occurring naturally (as in caliche)

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