saltpetre BrE
saltpeter AmE

But now arises the question: What is to be done for saltpetre?

One governor of the Company was even reported as saying in 1864 that he would rather have the saltpetre made than the tax on salt.

Put some in a little water, and the saltpetre dissolves.

And did you ever hear of saltpetre being used?

The effect of saltpetre is to leave a white efflorescence.

What of saltpetre is essential the Republic shall not want.

But in Saltpetre Street that name and date meant nothing.

The guano was not only rich in nitrogen, but also saltpetre.

The caste is historically associated with the collecting of saltpetre.

The saltpetre was used in the production of gunpowder.

Historic activities are a major part of the Saltpetre Cave tour.

Saltpetre and brass utensils are traditionally manufactured in this city.

King's Sutton was a local centre for saltpetre excavation and digging at the time.

Saltpetre was refined in an area between the house and the mills that now is occupied by a formal garden.

She let him sleep while she boiled the salt, sugar and saltpetre together.

Saltpetre was added to prevent amber coloration when making crystal glass.

There are people out there who want large quantities of ammonia and saltpetre.

Nevertheless, the British active presence came to an end with the saltpetre crisis during the 1930s.

In 1793, he was charged with the management of the saltpetre works at Grenelle.

Old recipes use saltpetre which is not recommended.

Soon this became a trading centre for saltpetre.

Outstanding debts were also agreed and the Company permitted to export 250 tons of saltpetre.

The works included a saltpetre refinery and a cooperage.

Whether it was give it a better flavour or no, I don't know but we never used the saltpetre.

But you instructed me to tell you under any circumstances-you know we have been watching the Saltpetre house.

Smith County was the site of a large saltpeter mine.

Later it started production of saltpeter, linseed oil and paper.

"Oh, we have much better stuff than saltpeter," Reed said.

This was the first clear method for the purification of saltpeter.

This was used to bring in sulphur and saltpeter, the other ingredients.

He was a projector in the manufacture of saltpeter (1646).

And that cursed need grated on him like saltpeter in a wound.

"Then why don't you try mixing the saltpeter with something else?

"The saltpeter came dear, but it was worth every farthing."

Black powder was made from a combination of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur.

The proportions were different: more saltpeter and less charcoal.

"Or are you going to show us Tarascans working with saltpeter?"

Saltpeter mining artifacts remain in a remarkable state of preservation.

The early saltpeter miners discovered the bones of a large, unknown animal.

The Germans occupied themselves with the production of saltpeter.

It was also agreed that taxes on the exportation of saltpeter would not increase.

Records show he continued to operate the family saltpeter factory until 1821, with the possible exception of years 1815, 1816, and 1817.

Management then concentrated on the production of saltpeter, a raw material for explosives.

The situation became so critical that the Army encouraged young men to mine saltpeter rather than enlist.

It was used by the Order as a hospice for pilgrims, hospital and a military saltpeter factory.

They found a place where saltpeter was very thinly and erratically distributed.

He pointed to the jars of sulfur and saltpeter.

But I could find no saltpeter; indeed, no nitrates of any kind.

The most wonderful thing about the process was that, at the end, the saltpeter was still present, unchanged.

Selenium, much like saltpeter, produces a red hue in glass.