Saltpeter
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Saltpeter or saltpetre may refer to:
- Potassium nitrate, the critical oxidizing component of gun powder
- Sodium nitrate ("Chile saltpetre") , an ingredient in fertilizers, explosives and solid rocket propellants
- Saltpeter War (1879-1884) between Chile, Peru and Bolivia
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