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Noun: potassium chloride  pu'ta-see-um 'klo,rId
  1. Salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency
    "The doctor prescribed potassium chloride to treat her electrolyte imbalance";
    - potassium muriate, potash muriate, K-Dur 20, Kaochlor, K-lor, Klorvess, K-lyte

Type of: chloride

Encyclopedia: Potassium chloride