Chile saltpetre
Britishnoun
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Brazil controls coffee, Russia platinum, Chile saltpetre, Germany and France potash, Great Britain tin and rubber.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the gradual decay of this substance the nitrate of soda, or "Chile saltpetre," was formed.
From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello
Nitrate of Soda or Chile saltpetre containing 15.5 per cent. of nitrogen, is found in large deposits in the rainless regions of western South America.
From The First Book of Farming by Goodrich, Charles Landon
The latter, commonly called cubic nitre or Chile saltpetre, is the kind occurring in Chile.
From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)
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