Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "saltpeter" ita ce kamar haka:Noun:Potassium nitrate (KNO3), gishiri marar launi ko farin crystalline da ake amfani da shi wajen taki. , adana abinci, da kuma matsayin abin da ke cikin gunfowder da wasan wuta.Lura: A wasu yankuna, kalmar “saltpeter” na iya nufin sodium nitrate (NaNO3), wanda ke da irin wannan fili. kuma za a iya amfani da su tare da potassium nitrate a wasu aikace-aikace. Koyaya, mafi yawan fahimtar ma'anar "saltpeter" tana nufin potassium nitrate.