saltpetre in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Potassium nitrate is one of several nitrogen-containing compounds collectively referred to as saltpeter or saltpetre.
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The composition of gunpowder varied throughout the period, and did not settle into the current ratios of saltpetre, sulfur and coal until the 17th century.
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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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After boiling until the solution is sufficiently concentrated, it is transferred to a container, and overnight the saltpetre crystallizes out.
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Merchants who sell (saltpetre) in the southern and eastern (parts of the country) without first paying for the official certificate are punished for illegal trading.
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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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Heating turns the saltpetre into potassium oxide or hydroxide, which absorbs carbon dioxide from the air.
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After saltpetre has been dried, it may become moist again if left over a period of time.
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Saltpetre was refined in an area between the house and the mills that now is occupied by a formal garden.
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The method of making it by heating sulphur with saltpetre has been attributed to him.
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