güherçile
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== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كوهرچله (güherçile, “saltpetre”), itself from Classical Persian گوهرچله (gawharçala, “saltpetre”).
=== Noun ===
güherçile (definite accusative güherçileyi, plural güherçileler)
saltpetre, potassium nitrate, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder
Synonym: potasyum nitrat
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “güherçile”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1793
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “güherçile”, in Nişanyan Sözlük