0 a salty-tasting white powder used to preserve meat, and also used in producing explosives and fertilizers (= substances that help plants grow)
Agriculture dominated the economy, but most farmers were also engaged in the production of tar and saltpetre.
Thirdly, will consideration be given to the effect of saltpetre in the paper which is used in the making of cigarettes?
There is the auto-cure—by injection—the use of salt and the use of saltpetre.
It does so happen that in the manufacture of tobacco, and particularly of cigarette tobacco, a considerable amount of saltpetre is used, and saltpetre is known to be an irritant.
Indigo was the major auction commodity, although shellac, sugar, saltpetre, raw silk, cotton and a variety of produce were listed in the records.
Proportions by weight are 75% potassium nitrate (known as saltpeter or saltpetre), 15% softwood charcoal, and 10% sulfur.
The doctors ask the chef what this is; he responds that this is saltpetre, used to preserve meats.
Natural saltpetre has the same origin as common salt.
