potassium sulfate

noun

: a white crystalline compound K2SO4 used especially as a fertilizer

Examples of potassium sulfate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Potash, or potassium sulfate, is currently mined in regions including Carlsbad, New Mexico and at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats, where the Bureau of Land Management also oversees a private company’s potash mining operations. The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023 The only catch: Check the label for preservatives like potassium sulfate or sodium benzoate, both of which can kill the yeast required for fermentation. Justin Pot, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Minerals obtained today are used for road and softener salt, magnesium chloride for steel production, and potassium sulfate for fertilizer. The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 May 2022 Three of the derailed cars were carrying potassium sulfate, which is used to make fertilizer. oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of potassium sulfate was in 1869

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“Potassium sulfate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potassium%20sulfate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

potassium sulfate

noun
: a white salt used especially as a fertilizer

Medical Definition

potassium sulfate

noun
: a white crystalline compound K2SO4 which has been used medicinally as a cathartic

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