Saltpetre
Saltpeter stands for:
- Trivial name for some naturally occurring nitrates, especially sodium nitrate (Chile's nitrate) or potassium nitrate (potash nitrate). Further examples see nitrates # saltpeter
- (11757) Saltpetre , asteroid of the main belt
Saltpeter is the family name of the following people:
- Edwin Salpeter (1924–2008), Austrian-Australian-American astrophysicist
- Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (* 1988), Israeli athlete
- Max Salpeter (1908-2010), British violinist
- Walter Salpeter (1902–1947), German lawyer and SS leader
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Wiktionary: Saltpeter - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
