• [Potassium] nitrate (KNO3), a substance used in explosives (usually [gunpowder]) and fertilizers.
    Contrary to popular urban legend, saltpeter has no effect on [libido], and too many side effects (high fever, etc.) to be used even if it did.


    Saltpeter meaning & definition 1 of Saltpeter.


  • a salty-tasting white powder used to preserve meat, and also used in producing explosives and fertilizers (= substances that help plants grow)

    Saltpeter meaning & definition 2 of Saltpeter.

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