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potash muriate

potash muriate

7.0
A white salt used to treat low potassium in people and help plants grow
  • noun
  • /ˈpɒtæʃ ˈmjʊəriˌeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : muriato de potasio
  • The doctor prescribed potash muriate tablets to restore her electrolyte balance.

Examples

  • Many fertilizers contain potash muriate as a source of potassium for crops.

  • Patients with low potassium levels may benefit from taking potash muriate supplements.

  • Farmers often use potash muriate to enhance crop growth.

  • The doctor prescribed potash muriate for my potassium deficiency.

  • Many fertilizers contain potash muriate as a source of potassium for crops.

  • Patients with low potassium levels may benefit from taking potash muriate supplements.

  • The doctor prescribed potash muriate tablets to restore her electrolyte balance.

Synonyms

potassium chloride
vspotash muriate
  • Specialized
5 4.3

A white salt that gives potassium to the body and is used in industry

is focused on medical supplementation and fertilizer use rather than broad industrial uses
potassium muriate
vspotash muriate
  • Archaic
6.3

A white salt used to give plants and people the mineral potassium

is the identical compound referred to by a different traditional name
muriate
vspotash muriate
  • Archaic
9.9

A salt made from chlorine and a metal like potassium used to fertilize crops

is the specific modern name for one particular chloride used in medicine and farming

Surface Forms

potash muriate singular
potash muriates plural

Morphology

potash + muriate

The compound is transparently built from 'potash' (a potassium compound) + 'muriate' (a chloride salt), so together they denote the chloride salt of potassium (KCl). This follows regular chemical/compositional naming and would be derivable by a learner who knows both constituent meanings, even though the term is somewhat technical.

Etymology

Potash muriate comes from two old words: potash, the salt people made by pouring water through wood ashes in a pot, and muriate, a word for a salt linked to the old name 'muriatic' for a strong acid. So the name literally points to a potassium salt, which is why potash muriate means potassium chloride, a compound used in medicine and as a fertilizer.