SALTPETROUS
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Definitions for saltpetrous
Saltpetre
Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance, KNO3, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of nitrification (see Nitrification, 2). It is a strong oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant.
Saltpetres
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Saltpetrous
Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter.
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Scrabble Point Values
Total possible words using these letters:
2 Letter Words
- AE - 2 points
- AL - 2 points
- AR - 2 points
- AS - 2 points
- AT - 2 points
- ...and 19 more
4 Letter Words
- AERO - 4 points
- ALES - 4 points
- ALOE - 4 points
- ALPS - 6 points
- ALSO - 4 points
- ...and 271 more
3 Letter Words
- ALE - 3 points
- ALP - 5 points
- ALS - 3 points
- ALT - 3 points
- APE - 5 points
- ...and 107 more
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