1. (loan) (noun) saltpetre, potassium nitrate - a white crystalline salty substance used in preserving meat and as a constituent of gunpowder.
Me whakauru tētahi wāhi totepita ki te tote māori (TKM 30/8/1849:2). / A small quantity of saltpetre should be added to common salt.
Synonyms: konurehu pākawa ota
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