硝石

xiāo shí

Dictionary entry

niter

What does 硝石 mean?

硝石 (xiāo shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1niter

2saltpeter

3potassium nitrate KNO3

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硝xiāosaltpeter · to tan (leather)石Shísurname Shi · abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei

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硝石

xiāo shí

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