Meanings
- uncountablechemistryKNO₃, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO₃).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounKNO₃, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive gums; historically used in the production of nitric acid (HNO₃).
More synonyms by meaning
noun(KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian поташ
- поташ (potaš)KNO3
Chinese Mandarin 硝石, 硝酸鉀 /硝酸钾
- 硝石 (xiāoshí)KNO3
- 硝酸鉀 /硝酸钾 (xiāosuānjiǎ)KNO3
Czech dusičnan draselný
- dusičnan draselnýKNO3
Danish kaliumnitrat, salpeter
- kaliumnitratKNO3
- salpeterKNO3
Dutch kaliumnitraat
- kaliumnitraatKNO3
Esperanto kalia nitrato, salpetro
- kalia nitratoKNO3
- salpetroKNO3
Finnish kaliumnitraatti, kalisalpietari
- kaliumnitraattiKNO3
- kalisalpietariKNO3
- salpietariKNO3
French salpêtre, salpêtre du Chili
- salpêtreKNO3
- salpêtre du ChiliKNO3
- nitreKNO3
German Salpeter, Kalisalpeter
- SalpeterKNO3
- KalisalpeterKNO3
Hindi शोरा
- शोरा (śorā)KNO3
Hungarian kálium-nitrát, salétrom
- kálium-nitrátKNO3
- salétromKNO3
- salétromsóKNO3
Icelandic saltpétur, kalínítrat
- saltpéturKNO3
- kalínítratKNO3
- kalísaltpéturKNO3
- kalíumnítratKNO3
Indonesian kalium nitrat, salpeter
- kalium nitratKNO3
- salpeterKNO3
Italian salnitro
- salnitroKNO3
Japanese 硝石, 硝酸カリウム
- 硝石 (shōseki)KNO3
- 硝酸カリウム (shōsan kariumu)KNO3
Latin sal petrae
- sal petraeKNO3
Māori konurehu pākawa ota
- konurehu pākawa otaKNO3
Norwegian Bokmål salpeter
- salpeterKNO3
Persian شوره
- شوره (šure)KNO3
Portuguese salitre
- salitreKNO3
Romanian azotat de potasiu
- azotat de potasiuKNO3
Russian сели́тра
- сели́тра (selítra)KNO3
Spanish salitre
- salitreKNO3
Swedish salpeter
- salpeterKNO3
Tagalog salitre
- salitreKNO3
Thai โพแทสเซียมไนเตรต, ดินประสิว
- โพแทสเซียมไนเตรตKNO3
- ดินประสิว (din-bprà-sǐu)KNO3
Turkish güherçile, potasyum nitrat
- güherçileKNO3
- potasyum nitratKNO3
Vietnamese diêm tiêu, tiêu thạch
- diêm tiêuKNO3
- tiêu thạchKNO3
Cite this entry
potassium nitrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20nitrate
“potassium nitrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20nitrate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potassium nitrate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20nitrate.
Source: potassium nitrate on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.