potassium chloride
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- noun
- /pəˈtæsiəm klɔːrˈaɪd/
- Specialized
:
cloruro de potasio
- OK, potassium chloride is now one of my favorite chemicals.
- potassium chloride injection
- dose of potassium chloride
Examples
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"One part aniline, three parts potassium hydroxide, and one part unknown poison yields one part phenylisocyanide, three parts potassium chloride, and three parts water.
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Only... ...they'll use potassium chloride, and they won't let very many people watch.
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This is potassium chloride in its natural mineral form.
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Four hundred of potassium chloride in my IV.
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Or you can buy something called Light Salt Lite, which is potassium chloride and use that in conjunction with a good quality sea salt.
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Labor induction began with an ultrasound-guided injection of potassium chloride to the baby's heart.
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Potassium chloride is often used as a potassium chloride supplement to help people with deficiencies.
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The doctor prescribed potassium chloride to prevent muscle cramps caused by low potassium levels.
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In industrial applications, potassium chloride is commonly utilized for its ability to regulate potassium levels.
Synonyms
A white salt used to give plants and people the mineral potassium
A white salt used to treat low potassium in people and help plants grow
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'potassium' (the element) + 'chloride' (a chlorine-containing anion/compound) yields a compound/salt of potassium and chlorine (KCl). Chemical naming conventions are regular and similar across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it is a type of salt/compound even if they lack detailed chemical knowledge.
Etymology
Potassium chloride is named from two parts: potassium comes from old wood ash called 'potash', and chloride shows it contains chlorine, which joins with potassium to make a white salt. So the name simply means the potassium salt 'KCl', a substance used as a potassium supplement and in industry.