a soluble substance usually obtained as colourless crystals of the decahydrate: used in making glass and as a fertilizer. Formula: K2SO4
Examples of 'potassium sulphate' in a sentence
potassium sulphate
The highest dry weight of lettuce was achieved with the combination of urea and potassium sulphate.
Mohamed Awaad, Ragab Badr, Mamoduh Badr, Ahmed Abd-elrahman 2016, 'Effects of different nitrogen and potassium sources on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)yield in a sandy soil', Eurasian Journal of Soil Sciencehttp://ejss.fesss.org/10.18393/ejss.2016.4.299-306. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Application of the combination of urea and potassium sulphate induced the highest protein content in plants.
Mohamed Awaad, Ragab Badr, Mamoduh Badr, Ahmed Abd-elrahman 2016, 'Effects of different nitrogen and potassium sources on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)yield in a sandy soil', Eurasian Journal of Soil Sciencehttp://ejss.fesss.org/10.18393/ejss.2016.4.299-306. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It has among its constituents' sodium sulphate, potassium sulphate and magnesium sulphate which produce an osmotic effect in the bowel.
Abin Chandrakumar, Pretty Geevarghese Tharakan, Bittu Thomas, Anu Albert, Teena Jacob 2016, 'Absence seizure associated with coloprep consumption in colonoscopy', Journal of Coloproctologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936316300016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Nitrogen was added as ammonium sulphate, nitrate of soda, and potassium nitrate ; potash, as potassium sulphate or potassium carbonate (ashes).
Olavo José Boock 1945, 'Adubos fosfatados na cultura da batata', Bragantiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0006-87051945000500004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)