Meanings
- uncountablechemistryThe potassium salt of hydrochloric acid, KCl; it is used as a salt substitute for table salt, a medication, a fertilizer, and a feedstock.
Synonyms: mul:KCl, muriate of potash, MOP
- uncountablechemistryA preparation of this salt for use as a supplement or medication.
Synonyms: mul:KCl, muriate of potash, MOP
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe potassium salt of hydrochloric acid, KCl; it is used as a salt substitute for table salt, a medication, a fertilizer, and a feedstock.
nounA preparation of this salt for use as a supplement or medication.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsalt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan clorur de potassi
- clorur de potassithe salt KCl
Chinese Cantonese 氯化鉀 /氯化钾
- 氯化鉀 /氯化钾 (luk⁶ faa³ gaap³)the salt KCl
Chinese Mandarin 氯化鉀 /氯化钾
- 氯化鉀 /氯化钾 (lǜhuàjiǎ)the salt KCl
Czech chlorid draselný
- chlorid draselnýthe salt KCl
Danish kaliumchlorid
- kaliumchloridthe salt KCl
Dutch kaliumchloride
- kaliumchloridethe salt KCl
Estonian kaaliumkloriid
- kaaliumkloriidthe salt KCl
Finnish kaliumkloridi
- kaliumkloridithe salt KCl
French chlorure de potassium
- chlorure de potassiumthe salt KCl
German Kaliumchlorid
- Kaliumchloridthe salt KCl
Hungarian kálium-klorid
- kálium-kloridthe salt KCl
Icelandic kalíumklóríð, kalínklóríð
- kalíumklóríðthe salt KCl
- kalínklóríðthe salt KCl
Indonesian kalium klorida
- kalium kloridathe salt KCl
Italian cloruro di potassio
- cloruro di potassiothe salt KCl
Polish chlorek potasu
- chlorek potasuthe salt KCl
Portuguese cloreto de potássio
- cloreto de potássiothe salt KCl
Romanian clorură de potasiu
- clorură de potasiuthe salt KCl
Russian хлори́д ка́лия
- хлори́д ка́лия (xloríd kálija)the salt KCl
Spanish cloruro de potasio
- cloruro de potasiothe salt KCl
Turkish potasyum klorür
- potasyum klorürthe salt KCl
Cite this entry
potassium chloride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20chloride
“potassium chloride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20chloride. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potassium chloride,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20chloride.
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