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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kainite \Kai"nite\, n. [Gr. ? recent.] (Min.) A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in Prussian Saxony. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

kainite n 1: a white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride; a source of potassium salts; used as a fertilizer