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potassium nitrate: Meaning and Definition of
potas'sium ni'trate
Pronunciation: [key]
— Chem. Chem.
- a crystalline compound, KNO, produced by nitrification in soil, and used in gunpowders, fertilizers, and preservatives; saltpeter; niter.
