出典:Wiktionary
From German Kainit, coined by Carl Friedrich Jacob Zincken, from Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “new, recent”) + -it (-ite)
kainite (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 kainites)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/16 15:32 UTC 版)
Kainite (MgSO4·KCl·3H2O) is a mineral salt that consists of potassium chloride and magnesium sulfate and is used as a fertilizer. This mineral is dull and soft, is colored white through yellow to red and is found in the Stassfurt salt mines in Saxony, Germany. It is a natural salt occurring in irregular granular masses, and is used as a source of potassium and magnesium compounds.