muriate

muriate Definition

mu·ri·ate (myo̵or′ē it, -āt′)

noun

Now Rare a salt of hydrochloric acid; chloride; esp., potassium chloride, used as a fertilizer

Etymology: Fr < muriatique: see muriatic acid

muriate Usage Examples

Preposition: of

potash: For spring sown crops, some of the potash can be applied in the autumn as muriate of potash.
ammonia: The first wash may be either with common salt, muriate of ammonia, or muriate of baryta, indifferently.

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