muriate

American  

[myoor-ee-eyt, -it] / ˈmyʊər iˌeɪt, -ɪt /

noun

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

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muriate British  

/ -ˌeɪt, ˈmjʊərɪɪt /

noun

1. an obsolete name for a chloride

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Other Word Forms

• submuriate noun

Etymology

Origin of muriate

First recorded in 1780–90; back formation from muriatic

Example Sentences

General Manager Don Purvis said the move away from muriate was a corporate decision involving a product that makes up about 30 percent of production at the Carlsbad facility.

From Washington Times

It is generally employed in the form of muriate of cocaine and principally used as a local an�sthetic.

From Project Gutenberg

Chemical experiments have established its composition, as follows: first, of a soapy matter with a basis of potash, which forms the greater part of it; second, a small quantity of carbonate of potash; third, a perceptible quantity of acetate of potash; fourth, lime, in a peculiar and unknown state of combination; fifth, an atom of muriate of potash; sixth, an animal oil, to which its peculiar odor is attributable.

From Project Gutenberg

Letzerich recommended the insufflation of quinia twice daily, using the quinia muriate with potassium bicarbonate and gum-arabic.

From Project Gutenberg

Forchheimer7 reports 97 cases of whooping cough treated by the insufflation of the quinia muriate; of the 97 cases, 52 were females, 45 males—the youngest three weeks, the oldest nine years old.

From Project Gutenberg