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Meaning of "potassium nitrate" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POTASSIUM NITRATE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POTASSIUM NITRATE

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Potassium nitrate is a noun.
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WHAT DOES POTASSIUM NITRATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Potassium nitrate

Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula KNO3. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K+ and nitrate ions NO3−. It occurs as a mineral niter and is a natural solid source of nitrogen. Potassium nitrate is one of several nitrogen-containing compounds collectively referred to as saltpeter or saltpetre. Major uses of potassium nitrate are in fertilizers, rocket propellants and fireworks. It is one of the major constituents of gunpowder and has been used since the Middle Ages as a food preservative.

Definition of potassium nitrate in the English dictionary

The definition of potassium nitrate in the dictionary is a colourless or white crystalline compound used in gunpowders, pyrotechnics, fertilizers, and as a preservative for foods, esp as a curing salt for ham, sausages, etc. Formula: KNO3 Also called: saltpetre, nitre.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POTASSIUM NITRATE

potash
potash alum
potassa
potassic
potassium
potassium bitartrate
potassium bromide
potassium carbonate
potassium chlorate
potassium chloride
potassium cyanide
potassium dichromate
potassium ferrocyanide
potassium hexacyanoferrate (II)
potassium hydrogen tartrate
potassium hydroxide
potassium manganate(VII)
potassium permanganate
potassium sulphate
potassium-argon dating

WORDS THAT END LIKE POTASSIUM NITRATE

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calcium citrate
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orchestrate
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sodium nitrate
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Synonyms and antonyms of potassium nitrate in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «potassium nitrate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POTASSIUM NITRATE

Find out the translation of potassium nitrate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of potassium nitrate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «potassium nitrate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硝酸钾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nitrato de potasio
570 millions of speakers

English

potassium nitrate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पोटेशियम नाइट्रेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نترات البوتاسيوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нитрат калия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nitrato de potássio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পটাসিয়াম নাইট্রেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nitrate de potassium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kalium nitrat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kaliumnitrat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

硝酸カリウム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

질산 칼륨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalium nitrat
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

kali nitrat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொட்டாசியம் நைட்ரேட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोटॅशियम नायट्रेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

potasyum nitrat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nitrato di potassio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

azotan potasu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нітрат калію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

azotat de potasiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νιτρικό κάλιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kaliumnitraat
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kaliumnitrat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kaliumnitrat
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about potassium nitrate

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Kary Mullis
You can't ask your pharmacist to stock larger quantities of potassium nitrate because you want to make a bigger rocket.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POTASSIUM NITRATE»

Discover the use of potassium nitrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to potassium nitrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fertilizer Manual
Raw Materials Required for the Bureau of Mines Process Theoretical Estimated Raw Material Units Consumption Consumption Langbeinite (96%) kg/t 0.788 Sylvite (60% K20) kg/t 0.568 1.056 0.780 15.5.3 Potassium Nitrate The third most  ...
UN Industrial Development Organization, International Fertilizer Development Center, 1998
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Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety: Guides, ...
Potassium nitrate is used in fireworks, fluxes, gunpowder and in the glass, match, tobacco and ceramics industries. It is also used for pickling meats and for impregnating candle wicks. Potassium nitrate acts as a fertilizer in agriculture and as ...
Jeanne Mager Stellman, 1998
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Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity, Enhanced Edition
Net Ionic Equations We have seen that when aqueous solutions of silver nitrate and potassium chloride are mixed, insoluble silver chloride forms, leaving potassium nitrate in solution (see Figure 3.7). The balanced chemical equation for this ...
John Kotz, Paul Treichel, John Townsend, 2009
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The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements: A ...
Examples of Compounds Potassium nitrate (KNO3) has been known for hundreds of years and was originally known as "saltpeter," a name derived from the Greek word petra, which stands for "rock." Potassium nitrate was thought to be an ...
Robert E. Krebs, 2006
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The Complete Blackpowder Handbook
Another old-time formula is 60 pounds sodium nitrate (not potassium nitrate), 10 pounds sulfur. 17,9 pounds charcoal. Add 10 pounds ammonium nitrate, 1,2 pounds calcium carbonate and a pound of urea. Sound fanciful? This formula carried ...
Sam Fadala, 2006
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CRC Handbook of Energy Efficiency
The preferred molten salt for TES is a mixture of sodium nitrate (60 wt%) and potassium nitrate (40 wt%) that can operate without significant degradation up to about 570°C. This mixture freezes at about 240°C, so freeze protection measures  ...
Frank Kreith, Ronald E. West, 1996
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Nonprescription Product Therapeutics
Nonprescription Medication Potassium nitrate, hypothesized to act directly on sensory pulpal nerves, is the only approved ingredient for reduction of dental hypersensitivity (Table 4.6).57 Once sensory nerve fiber membranes have been ...
W. Steven Pray, 2006
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Calculations for GCSE Chemistry
Example 2 100 g of water at 70 °C are saturated with potassium nitrate. What mass of potassium nitrate will crystallise out if the solution is cooled to 20 °C? Method: Look at the solubility curves in Figure 9.1. Draw a vertical line from 70 °C to ...
Eileen Ramsden, 2002
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A Review of the Patents and Literature on the Manufacture of ...
PROCESSES INVOLVING POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS AND LEAD COMPOUNDS The older patent literature contains processes for the manufacture of lead compounds, in which potassium nitrate is a byproduct. The main reactions involved ...
Colin Winterbourne Whittaker, Frank Oscar Lundstrom, 1934
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Peppers: Vegetable and Spice Capsicums
Successful dormancy-breaking treatments have included potassium nitrate and gibberellic acid (GA;). A solution of 2 g l-1 of potassium nitrate was successful in eliminating dormancy of C. annuum seeds. Seeds are soaked for 4 h before ...
Paul W. Bosland, Eric J. Votava, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POTASSIUM NITRATE»

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Police confront terror suspect amid murder claim
... Intelligence Service sent a follow-up advisory letter alerting the RCMP that Nuttall had attempted to buy potassium nitrate — an ingredient in ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
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Stock Rating Update on Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (NYSE:SQM)
Industrial Chemicals, active in the production of such chemicals as sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate and boric acid, among others. Potassium ... «Investor Newswire, Jul 15»
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Toothpastes costing 99p are just as good for you as premium brands …
"There's also reasonable evidence backing the active ingredients that are said to reduce sensitivity, such as potassium nitrate. "But some ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Toothpaste for sensitive teeth and gunpowder share the same primary active ingredient: potassium nitrate. The Insurance Institute for Highway ... «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Analyst Price Target Update on Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. …
Industrial Chemicals, active in the production of such chemicals as sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate and boric acid, among others. Potassium ... «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»
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A Mushroom Cloud Made From Coffee Creamer
... oxygen-supplying chemical called potassium nitrate. This layer has two jobs: ignite the coffee creamer and lift the burning fuel up into the air. «Popular Science, Jul 15»
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Here's The Scientific Logic Behind Why Kryptonite Can't Exist
Nitrate (potassium nitrate makes smoke bombs) is NO3- , sulfate (potassium sulfate makes fertilizer) is SO42-, and carbonate (calcium ... «IGN, Jul 15»
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Mad scientist 's passion to ignite a love of learning
I was making rocket engines out of sugar and potassium nitrate, after many, many, many trials I actually got lift off! Memorable because it didn't ... «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
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Can Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (NYSE:SQM) Meet Analyst …
Industrial Chemicals, active in the production of such chemicals as sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate and boric acid, among others. Potassium ... «Investor Newswire, Jul 15»
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Science Into Practice - Tackling tipburn and leaf spot
Calcium nitrate as a foliar feed and potassium nitrate as a liquid feed were shown to reduce the incidence of both tipburn and yellow leaf spot in ... «Horticulture Week, Jul 15»

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