Chile saltpeter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Chile saltpeter
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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No other important commercial source in foreign countries is known, though small quantities have been obtained from the mother liquors of Chile saltpeter and from the seaweed, kelp, in various countries.
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Almost the single source of mineral nitrates for the world at present is Chile, where there are deposits of sodium nitrate or Chile saltpeter, containing minor amounts of potassium nitrate.
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The most important mineral, the sodium nitrate or Chile saltpeter, is mingled with various other soluble salts, including common salt, borax minerals, and potassium nitrate, and with loose clay, sand, and gravel.
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Fixed nitrogen in its cheapest form, Chile saltpeter, rose to $250 during the war.
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"The same amount, combined in Chile saltpeter, comes to—?"
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