potassium acetate

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble powder, KC 2 H 3 O 2 , used chiefly as a reagent in analytical chemistry.

Example Sentences

The drug alfentanil might substitute for fentanyl and potassium acetate might substitute for potassium chloride, according to the execution plan.

From Seattle Times

Potassium acetate, a salt also used as an aircraft deicer, was mistakenly used by Oklahoma in a 2015 lethal injection.

From Seattle Times

The drug alfentanil might substitute for fentanyl and potassium acetate might substitute for potassium chloride, according to the state plan.

From Seattle Times

Potassium acetate, also used as an aircraft deicer, was mistakenly used by Oklahoma in a 2015 lethal injection.

From Seattle Times

In 2015, Oklahoma used the wrong drug, potassium acetate — not potassium chloride—to stop the heart of Charles Warner.

From Slate