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Definition of KNO3

KNO3
Saltpeter Salt`pe"ter, Saltpetre Salt`pe"tre,, n. [F. salp[^e]tre, NL. sal petrae, literally, rock salt, or stone salt; so called because it exudes from rocks or walls. See Salt, and Petrify.] (Chem.) 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. Chili salpeter (Chem.), sodium nitrate (distinguished from potassium nitrate, or true salpeter), a white crystalline substance, NaNO3, having a cooling, saline, slightly bitter taste. It is obtained by leaching the soil of the rainless districts of Chili and Peru. It is deliquescent and cannot be used in gunpowder, but is employed in the production of nitric acid. Called also cubic niter. Saltpeter acid (Chem.), nitric acid; -- sometimes so called because made from saltpeter.

Meaning of KNO3 from wikipedia

- chemical compound with a sharp, salty, bitter taste and the chemical formula KNO3. It is a pot****ium salt of nitric acid. This salt consists of pot****ium cations...
- for its ease of production. The most common oxidizer is pot****ium nitrate (KNO3). Pot****ium nitrate is most commonly found in tree stump remover. Additives...
- ratios such as 6 KNO3/3 Al/1 S and 5 KNO3/2 Al/3 S also exist and work. All ratios have similar burn times and strength, although 5 KNO3/3 Al/2 S seems...
- Niter or nitre is the mineral form of pot****ium nitrate, KNO3. It is a soft, white, highly soluble mineral found primarily in arid climates or cave deposits...
- dictionary. Saltpeter (or saltpetre) is the mineral form of pot****ium nitrate (KNO3), a chemical compound. It may also sometimes refer to: Sodium nitrate (NaNO3)...
- combustion of gunpowder is: 2 KNO3 + S + 3 C → K2S + N2 + 3 CO2. A balanced, but still simplified, equation is: 10 KNO3 + 3 S + 8 C → 2 K2CO3 + 3 K2SO4...
- hydroponic culture in the form of chloride (KCl), sulfate (K2SO4), or nitrate (KNO3), representing the 'K' in 'NPK'. Agricultural fertilizers consume 95% of...
- HNO3) from nitre (pot****ium nitrate, KNO3) and oil of vitriol (sulphuric acid, H2SO4) via Glauber's process: 2 KNO3 + H2SO4 → 2 HNO3 + K2SO4 The residue...
- (−69 kJ/mol) Burning sulfur together with saltpeter (pot****ium nitrate, KNO3), in the presence of steam, has been used historically. As saltpeter decomposes...
- halogens Nitric acid (HNO3) and nitrate compounds such as pot****ium nitrate (KNO3), the oxidizer in black powder Pot****ium chlorate (KClO3) Xenon difluoride...