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

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

Thus a beautiful rose or carmine coloured flame may be produced by muriate of strontia: this is prepared by dissolving carbonate of strontia in muriatic acid, and evaporating it to dryness.

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

Iodide of potassium fails even in doses as large as can be borne, and the same is true of muriate of ammonium and cimicifuga, which we used thoroughly without any effect.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by 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 waters are found on analysis to contain carbonic acid, and muriate of Soda, in excess; a very small quantity of sulphate and muriate of lime, and muriate of Barytes.

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.