- saltpeter paper
- niter p.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
saltpeter paper
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saltpeter paper — noun : touch paper … Useful english dictionary
paper — 1. A substance manufactured in thin sheets from wood, rags, or other materials. 2. A square of p. folded over so as to form an envelope containing a dose of any medicinal powder. 3. A piece of blotting p. or filter p. impregnated with a medicinal … Medical dictionary
niter paper — paper impregnated with potassium nitrate, ignited and used as a moxa or for inhalation in asthma; called also saltpeter p … Medical dictionary
Asthma paper — Asth ma pa per Paper impregnated with saltpeter. The fumes from the burning paper are often inhaled as an alleviative by asthmatics. [Archaic] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Touch-paper — Touch pa per, n. Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asthma paper — noun : paper impregnated with saltpeter whose fumes when burned are sometimes inhaled as an alleviative for asthma … Useful english dictionary
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