potassium sulfate

potassium sulfate

noun Chemistry.
a crystalline, water-soluble solid, K 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, alums, and mineral water, and as a reagent in analytical chemistry.

Origin:
1880–85

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