kainite (redirected from Potassium magnesium chloride sulfate)

kai·nite  (knt, k-)

n.

A white, gray, pink, or black mineral, MgSO₄·KCl·3H₂O, used as a fertilizer and a source of potassium compounds.

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[Greek kainos, new; see ken- in Indo-European roots + -ite.]

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kainite [ˈkaɪnaɪt]

n

(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a white mineral consisting of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate: a fertilizer and source of potassium salts. Formula: KCl.MgSO₄.3H₂O

[from German Kainit, from Greek kainos new + -ite¹]

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kainite - a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer atomic number 19, potassium, K - a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition