potassium nitrate
potassium nitrate
nounDefinition of POTASSIUM NITRATE
: a crystalline salt KNO3 that occurs as a product of nitrification in arable soils, is a strong oxidizer, and is used especially in making gunpowder, as a fertilizer, and in medicine
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