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kainite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kai-nite
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO₄·KCl·3H₂O, found in German salt mines.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kainit; see there for more.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kainites (plural)

Derived Forms

anhydrokainite

Questions

What does kainite mean?
An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO₄·KCl·3H₂O, found in German salt mines.
Where does kainite come from?
Borrowed from German Kainit; see there for more.

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