Look up: potash

1. potash
   [n] - a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
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2. Potash
   Pot'ash` noun [ Pot + ash .] (Chemistry) (a) The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; -- hence called also caustic potash . (b) T...
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3. potash
   <chemistry> A white amorphous or granular substance which consists principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction. ... The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; hence ... The impure potassium ...
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4. potash
   caustic potash noun a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
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5. Potash
   • (n.) The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash). • (n.) The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; -- hence called also caustic potash.
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6. potash
   various potassium compounds, chiefly crude potassium carbonate. The names caustic potash, potassa, and lye are frequently used for potassium ... [7 related articles]
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7. potash
   potash: see potassium carbonate.
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8. Potash
   Potash is the name given to any mineral containing potassium.
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9. potash
   Type: Term Pronunciation: pot′ash Definitions: 1. Impure potassium carbonate. Synonyms: pearl-ash
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10. potash
    General name for any potassium-containing mineral, most often applied to potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) or potassium hydroxide (KOH). Potassium carbonate, originally made by roasting plants to ashes in earthenware pots, is commercially produced from the ...
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11. Potash
    A potassium (K) compound, especially potassium chloride, sulfate, or oxide, used in fertilizers.
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12. Potash
    `Potash` is the common name for various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form.<ref name=usgs2>http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/potash/myb1-2008-potas.pdf Potash, USGS 2008 Minerals Yearbook--> In some rare cases, potash can be formed with traces...
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