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1. (n.) kainite
a mineral, hydrous magnesium sulfate and potassium chloride, occurring in granular masses: a source of potassium salts.
Etymology: (< G Kainit (1865) < Gk kain(ós) new, recent)
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1. (noun) kainite
a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer
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1. (noun) kainite
a compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony
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