English word potassium chloride comes from English chloride, English potassium
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| chloride | English (eng) | (chemistry) any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium chloride, or any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical. |
| potassium | English (eng) | (countable) A single atom of this element.. A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium. |
| potassium chloride | English (eng) | (inorganic compound) The potassium salt of hydrochloric acid, KCl; it is used as a fertilizer, and in lethal injections. |