Difference between saltpeter and saltpetre
Definitions
noun
- (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
Examples
To them is due the discovery of antimony, sulphuric ether and phosphorus, the cupellation of gold and silver, the determining of the properties of saltpetre and its use in gunpowder, and the discovery of the distillation of essential oils.
Removal of large amounts of ordinary cave sediment may indicate saltpeter or fertilizer mining, while gypsum, copperas, alum, or Epsom salt are usually indicated by crystalline or powdered white, yellow, or green deposits.
Under normal circumstances the vast majority of this saltpetre is used for fertilizer purposes.
Definitions
noun
- (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
Examples
To them is due the discovery of antimony, sulphuric ether and phosphorus, the cupellation of gold and silver, the determining of the properties of saltpetre and its use in gunpowder, and the discovery of the distillation of essential oils.
Removal of large amounts of ordinary cave sediment may indicate saltpeter or fertilizer mining, while gypsum, copperas, alum, or Epsom salt are usually indicated by crystalline or powdered white, yellow, or green deposits.
Under normal circumstances the vast majority of this saltpetre is used for fertilizer purposes.
