saltpetre

n. 硝石, 硝酸钾 [化] 硝石; 硝酸钾

发音

其它 /ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/
其它 /ˈsɔːltpiːtə(ɹ)/

词形变化

saltpetres 复数 saltpetres saltpetred saltpetres 三单 saltpetring saltpetring 现在分词 saltpetred 过去式 saltpetred 过去分词

别名

saltpeter

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Potassium nitrate.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    Sodium nitrate.

    不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To treat with saltpetre.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

potassium nitrate niter nitre saltpeter

上位词 1

nitrate

整体词 4

fertilizer fertiliser black powder plant food

相关短语

Chile saltpetre [化] 智利硝石; 硝酸钠 Norway saltpetre

词源

From Middle English saltpetre, alteration of Old French salpetre, from Medieval Latin sāl petrae (“salt of the rock”), named so being found as an incrustation. Alteration of the first element is from folk-etymological association with salt (which is, nevertheless, cognate to Latin sāl).

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