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

Add to this a solution of nearly two drachms of muriate of soda, in any quantity of water; this will precipitate the silver in a white opaque mass.

From A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments, Which are Well Explained and Warranted Genuine and may be Performed Easily, Safely, and at Little Expense. by Unknown, Various

He looked at me amazed, and I explained that many farmers used four-parts bone-dust to one part muriate of potash and mixed it well.

From Natalie: A Garden Scout by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

The same effect may be produced by a mixture of one part muriate of ammonia, one part nitrate of potass, and three parts of water.

From A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments, Which are Well Explained and Warranted Genuine and may be Performed Easily, Safely, and at Little Expense. by Unknown, Various

The composition of common green window glass, is 120 lbs. of white sand, 30 lbs. of sub-carbonate of potass, 60 lbs. of wood ashes, 20 lbs. of muriate of soda and 5 lbs. of arsenic.

From A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments, Which are Well Explained and Warranted Genuine and may be Performed Easily, Safely, and at Little Expense. by Unknown, Various

The Belle Fontaine du Parc, the highest in temperature of the spring, contains muriate of Soda, carbonate of lime; carbonate of Iron, and Silex.

From Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France by Holdsworth, J. H.