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- German · borrowed fromKainit
- English todaykainite
Borrowed from German Kainit; see there for more.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
kainite
Today it means: An evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO₄·KCl·3H₂O, found in German salt mines. Full definition →
German Kainit