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KAINITE: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  'kInIt

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer
 
 See Also: atomic number 19, K, mineral, potassium

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Kai"nite\, n. [Gr. ? recent.] (Min.)
A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and
magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in
Prussian Saxony.
 

 

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