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potassium nitrate
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: Inorganic or organic salts and esters of nitric acid. These compounds contain the NO3- radical.
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potassium nitrate [ potassium nitrate monohydrate,saltpeter,saltpetre ]
RN given refers to cpd with MF of K-HNO3; when combined with charcoal and sulfur it can form EXPLOSIVE AGENTS
7757-79-1 nitric acid potassium salt
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Acta Derm Venerol (Stockh) 1979;59(6):539