potassium chloride
nounDefinition of potassium chloride
: a crystalline salt KCl occurring as a mineral and in natural waters and used especially as a fertilizer
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First, the doctor injects potassium chloride or digoxin into the fetus’s heart, killing it within minutes. — The Economist, "What explains Donald Trump’s war on late-term abortions?," 22 Aug. 2019 In 2014, Lockett was injected with a combination of midazolam, vecuronium bromide and potassium chloride. — Josiah Bates, Time, "Why the Justice Department's Plan to Use a Single Drug for Lethal Injections Is Controversial," 29 July 2019 State officials would then inject potassium chloride to stop the prisoner’s heart. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "We Are All Executioners Now," 25 July 2019 The only problem is that potassium chloride is expensive: $25 to $30 per 50-pound bag. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How a Water Softener Works (And Why You Might Want One)," 4 July 2019 The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office is fighting the companies’ efforts because one of the four drugs used in the state’s execution protocol, potassium chloride, expires on Aug. 31. — Grant Schulte, The Seattle Times, "Nebraska set for execution after about-face on death penalty," 13 Aug. 2018 The last drug, potassium chloride, induces cardiac arrest. — Jacob Gershman, WSJ, "Nebraska Set to Use Drug Cocktail That Includes Fentanyl in Execution Tuesday," 13 Aug. 2018 Tennessee plans called for use of midazolam as a sedative, the muscle-relaxer vecuronium bromide and then potassium chloride to stop the heart. — Fox News, "Tennessee executes its first inmate in nearly a decade," 9 Aug. 2018 And in 2016, Virginia paid $66,000 to an unnamed compounding pharmacy for the sedative midazolam and the chemical potassium chloride. — Abdullah Shihipar, Teen Vogue, "Lethal Injection Drugs and the Death Penalty, Explained," 30 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'potassium chloride.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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