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saltpetre

n.硝石,硝酸钠

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saltpetre


n[U]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: salpetre, from Medieval Latin sal petrae 'salt of the rocks']
a substance used in making gunpowder (=powder that causes explosions) and matches