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Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with a sharp, salty, bitter taste and the chemical formula KNO3. It is a potassium salt of nitric acid. This salt consists of potassium cations K+ and nitrate anions NO−3, and is therefore an alkali metal nitrate. It occurs in nature as a mineral, niter (or nitre outside the United States). It is a source of…
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| Potassium nitrate | is a | chemical compound with a sharp | 0.90 | text |
| straw to give porosity to a compost pile typically 4 feet | instance of | common earth and organic materials | 0.80 | text |
| saltpeter | instance of | nitric acid was produced by combining sulfuric acid with nitrates | 0.80 | text |
| smoke bombs | instance of | It is also used in fireworks | 0.80 | text |
| Potassium nitrate | related to Etymology | Nitre | 0.60 | section |
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| Potassium nitrate | related to Etymology | Egyptian | 0.60 | section |
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| Potassium nitrate | related to Etymology | Thence Old French | 0.60 | section |
| Potassium nitrate | related to Etymology | Middle English | 0.60 | section |
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