Look up: potash

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   Potash
   Potash is the name given to any mineral containing potassium.
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   potash
   [n] - a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
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   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) The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution ( lye ), or as a white crystalline ( pearlash ...
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   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 carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, and evapo ...
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   potash
   caustic potash noun a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
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   Potash
   `Potash` (or `carbonate of potash`) is an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3). Potash has been used since antiquity in the manufacture of glass and soap and as a fertilizer. The name comes from the English words `pot` and `ash`, referring to its discovery in the water-soluble fraction of wood ash. The term has become somewhat ambiguous due to the substitution in fertilizers of cheaper potassium salts, such as potassium chloride (KCl) or ...
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   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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   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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   potash
   potash: see potassium carbonate.
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