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SALTPETROUS

\sˈɒltpɛtɹəs], \sˈɒltpɛtɹəs], \s_ˈɒ_l_t_p_ɛ_t_ɹ_ə_s]\

Definitions of SALTPETROUS

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Pertaining to saltpetre; of the nature of saltpetre; impregnated with saltpetre.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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