POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does potassium chloride mean? 

• POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (noun)
  The noun POTASSIUM CHLORIDE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: POTASSIUM CHLORIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

K-Dur 20; K-lor; K-lyte; Kaochlor; Klorvess; potash muriate; potassium chloride; potassium muriate

Hypernyms ("potassium chloride" is a kind of...):

chloride (any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion))

Domain usage:

brand; brand name; marque; trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

The blood provides nutrients, but also contains an excess of salt, such as potassium chloride.

(Novel insecticide blocks mosquitoes’ ability to urinate, NIH)

A preparation containing the nonabsorbable polymer polyethylene glycol (PEG or macrogol) 3350 and sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid with laxative activity.

(PEG-3350/Sodium Sulfate/Sodium Chloride/Potassium Chloride/Sodium Ascorbate/Ascorbic Acid-based Laxative, NCI Thesaurus)

A method of euthanization whereby a subject is anesthetized and potassium chloride is administered intravenously to induce cardiac arrest.

(Anesthesia and Intravenous Potassium Chloride Euthanasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon oral administration, the PEG-3350, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid-based laxative promotes the retention of water in the bowel.

(PEG-3350/Sodium Sulfate/Sodium Chloride/Potassium Chloride/Sodium Ascorbate/Ascorbic Acid-based Laxative, NCI Thesaurus)