muriate

[ myoo r-ee-eyt, -it ]

/ ˈmyʊər iˌeɪt, -ɪt /

noun

(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.

Nearby words

murexide test, mureş, murfreesboro, murgeon, murghob, muriate, muriatic, muriatic acid, muricate, murices, muriel

Origin of muriate

First recorded in 1780–90; back formation from muriatic

Related formssub·mu·ri·ate, noun

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Examples from the Web for muriate

We have already pointed out that muriate of potash tends to produce a waxy potato.
Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman
Muriate of Soda or common salt, exists in most of the states and territories of this Valley.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West|J. M. Peck
Carmelite is obtained by padding in a mixture of muriate or sulphate of manganese and acetate of iron, then proceeding as above.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
A good formula is one part nitrate of soda, two parts of muriate of potash, two parts of high grade phosphoric acid.
Dwarf Fruit Trees|F. A. Waugh

Develop the color by going over the work with tincture of muriate of iron.
Handwork in Wood|William Noyes

British Dictionary definitions for muriate

muriate

/ (ˈmjʊərɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /

noun

an obsolete name for a chloride

Word Origin for muriate

C18: back formation from muriatic; see muriatic acid

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