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.

---

muriate British  

/ -ˌeɪt, ˈmjʊərɪɪt /

noun

1. an obsolete name for a chloride

---

Other Word Forms

• submuriate noun

Etymology

Origin of muriate

First recorded in 1780–90; back formation from muriatic

Example Sentences

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

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 A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Breidenbach16 gives the quinia muriate in larger doses—one and a half to fifteen and a half grains per diem.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

They contain a small quantity of carbonic acid gas, and also of azotic gas; some sulphate of soda, and muriate of soda; selenite, carbonate of lime; siliceous earth; and a portion of oxyd of iron.

From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell

Another method is, to apply in the same manner a solution of two ounces of muriate of soda, in four ounces of water, with one ounce of nitric acid.

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