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Kainite vs Kainate - What's the difference?

kainite | kainate |

As nouns the difference between kainite and kainate

is that kainite is a saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO4·KCl·3H2O, found in German salt mines while kainate is any salt or ester of kainic acid.

kainite

English

Noun

(wikipedia kainite)
  • (mineralogy) A saline evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula Mg]]SO4·'KCl' · 3[[water, H2O, found in German salt mines.
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    kainate

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia kainate) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any salt or ester of kainic acid