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saltpetreCompound used in making gunpowder (from about 1500). It occurs naturally, being deposited during dry periods in places with warm climates, such as India. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At night I slept at the house of the owner of one of the saltpetre mines. How would you have me manufacture gun powder on board, without either saltpetre, sulphur, or charcoal? With the aid of his pickaxe, Dantes, after the manner of a labor-saving pioneer, dug a mine between the upper rock and the one that supported it, filled it with powder, then made a match by rolling his handkerchief in saltpetre. |
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