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硝石

xiāo shí

2-character word

What 硝石 means

1. niter
2. saltpeter
3. potassium nitrate KNO3

The characters in 硝石

• 硝xiāosaltpeter; to tan (leather)
• 石shírock; stone; stone inscription

Sounds the same

Read xiāo shí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 消食to aid digestion
• 消蚀to corrode; to erode; to wear away (lit. and fig.)
• 销蚀(lit. and fig.) to corrode; to erode; to wear away

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