Associations to the word «Saltpetre»

Wiktionary

SALTPETRE, noun. Potassium nitrate.
SALTPETRE, noun. Sodium nitrate.

Dictionary definition

SALTPETRE, noun. (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley