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KAINITE

\kˈa͡ɪna͡ɪt], \kˈa‍ɪna‍ɪt], \k_ˈaɪ_n_aɪ_t]\

Definitions of KAINITE

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1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

k[=i]'n[=i]t, n. a hydrated compound of the chlorides and sulphates of magnesium and potassium, used as a fertiliser. [Gr. kainos, new.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

-it, n. Hydrous chlorosulphate of magnesium& potassium, used as fertilizer. [German]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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