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saltpeter
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This word may also be spelled "saltpetre."
saltpeter(
salt
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pi
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (chemistry)
a. el salitre (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Saltpeter can be found in the salt flats of Chile and Bolivia.El salitre se encuentra en los salares de Chile y Bolivia.
b. el nitrato de potasio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Saltpeter is used to make gunpowder.El nitrato de potasio se usa para fabricar pólvora.
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