: sodium nitrate especially occurring naturally (as in caliche)
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“Chile saltpeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chile%20saltpeter. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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Chile saltpeter
noun
: sodium nitrate especially occurring naturally (as in caliche)
called also Chile niter
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