saltpeter in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
saltpeter in English
- saltpeter⇄saltpetre orsaltpeter, noun.
1. a salty, white mineral, used in making gunpowder, in preserving meat, and in medicine; naturally occurring potassium nitrate; niter.
2. a naturally occurring form of sodium nitrate, used as a source of nitrogen