kainite Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Kai"nite noun
Etymology
Gr. recent.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony.

Webster 1913