potassium chloride
noun
: a crystalline salt KCl occurring as a mineral and in natural waters and used especially as a fertilizer
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Potassium is most often sold as a prescription when in the potassium chloride form, but other effective forms are on the market, including potassium citrate, potassium phosphate, potassium gluconate, and potassium bicarbonate.
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Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
Potash includes potassium nitrate, potassium chloride and potassium sulfate.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Cloud seeding aims to boost rainfall by dispersing particles such as silver iodide, sodium chloride, or potassium chloride into clouds.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The electrodes were saturated with potassium chloride—an electrolyte—and capacitance measurements began.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
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Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
Potash includes potassium nitrate, potassium chloride and potassium sulfate.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Cloud seeding aims to boost rainfall by dispersing particles such as silver iodide, sodium chloride, or potassium chloride into clouds.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
The electrodes were saturated with potassium chloride—an electrolyte—and capacitance measurements began.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Potassium chloride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potassium%20chloride. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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