saltpetre in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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saltpetre in the PONS Dictionary

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Proportions by weight are 75% potassium nitrate (known as saltpeter or saltpetre), 15% softwood charcoal, and 10% sulfur.
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Heating turns the saltpetre into potassium oxide or hydroxide, which absorbs carbon dioxide from the air.
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The chef also mentions that once, he accidentally refilled the salt can with saltpetre, before realising his mistake and replacing the saltpetre with the real salt.
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The reaction was between melted saltpetre and acetic acid, producing a red vapor.
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The company rose to account for half of the world's trade, particularly trade in basic commodities that included cotton, silk, indigo dye, salt, saltpetre, tea and opium.
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It also has saltpetre, gunpowder, and lead-smelting works.
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After boiling until the solution is sufficiently concentrated, it is transferred to a container, and overnight the saltpetre crystallizes out.
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Even then, the gunpowder mixture used was unstable and could easily separate out into sulfur, saltpetre and charcoal during transport.
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As the saltpetre decomposes, it oxidises the sulphur to sulfur trioxide, which combines with water to produce sulphuric acid.
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Potassium nitrate is one of several nitrogen-containing compounds collectively referred to as saltpeter or saltpetre.
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