potassium chloride

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noun Chemistry.

a white or colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers and mineral water, and as a source of other potassium compounds.

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Also called potassium muriate, potash muriate .

Origin of potassium chloride

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby potassium chloride

potassium bitartrate, potassium bromate, potassium bromide, potassium carbonate, potassium chlorate, potassium chloride, potassium cobaltinitrite, potassium cyanide, potassium dichromate, potassium diphosphate, potassium feldspar

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How to use potassium chloride in a sentence

Then came potassium chloride, which was supposed to stop Lockett’s heart.
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These salts are typically a less-refined form of table salt, or sodium chloride, but can also include other compounds, such as magnesium chloride and potassium chloride.
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This last is equivalent to 0.0149 gram of potassium chloride.
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The potassium chloride is indicated by the difference between this and the weight of the mixed chlorides.
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Standardise the silver nitrate by weighing up 0.5 gram of pure sodium chloride (or potassium chloride).
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Penfield uses a similar arrangement, but passes his silicon fluoride into an alcoholic solution of potassium chloride.
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It is also formed as a by-product in the manufacture of potassium chloride from carnallite.
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British Dictionary definitions for potassium chloride

potassium chloride

noun

a white soluble crystalline substance used as a fertilizer and in medicine to prevent potassium deficiency. Formula: KCl

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Scientific definitions for potassium chloride

potassium chloride

A white crystalline solid or powder used widely in fertilizers and in the preparation of most potassium compounds. It occurs naturally as the mineral sylvite. A unique property of potassium chloride is that it is more soluble in hot water, but less soluble in cold water, than sodium chloride is. Chemical formula: KCl.