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| kainite [ kn īt, káyn īt ] |
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mineral used as fertilizer: a variously coloured mixed sulphate and chloride mineral containing potassium and magnesium. Use: source of potassium, fertilizer.
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| [Mid-19th century. < German Kainit< Greek kainos 'new'] |
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