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Definition of Kainite

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

Definition of Kainite

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

Definition of Kainite

1. Noun. (minerology) A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO₄'''·'''KCl'''·'''3H₂O, found in German salt mines. ¹

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Definition of Kainite

1. a mineral salt [n -S]

Medical Definition of Kainite

1. A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony. Origin: Gr. Recent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Kainite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1895)
"THE DETERMINATION OF POTASH IN kainite. Bv RUDOLF DE ROODE. Received December la, 1694. AN aqueous solution of kainite contains nothing except potash which, ..."

2. Manual of Chemical Technology by Johannes Rudolf Wagner (1904)
"kainite.—In the interval between 1878-1880, sixteen processes were patented for production of potassium magnesium sulphate, of which only three have been ..."

3. A Systematic Handbook of Volumetric Analysis: Or, The Quantitative by Francis Sutton (1876)
"In cases, however, where potash exists in combination as a neutral salt, such as kainite or kieserite, &c., or as a constituent of minerals, ..."

4. Agricultural Geology by Frederick Valentine Emerson (1920)
"The solubility of nitre makes it a quickly available potash fertilizer but its principal use is in the manufacture of explosives. . kainite (MgSO4, KCl ..."

5. Principles of Quantitative Analysis: An Introductory Course by Walter Charles Blasdale (1917)
"DETERMINATION OF CHLORINE IN kainite Preliminary Statements. The mineral kainite is found in the Stassfurt salt deposits, and is one of the important ..."

6. The Chemical Trade Journal (1888)
"FORMATION OF THE kainite SYNDICATE. '"THE Chemiker Zeitung says: As we have already informed our 1 readers in No. 85, a syndicate has been formed to govern ..."

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