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Define the word Kainite

"Kainite" gcide "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]

"kainite" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

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