potash
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potash¹
- /ˈpɒt.æʃ/ UK
- /ˈpɑt.æʃ/ US
Rhymes with -æʃ
Where it comes from
From pot + ash, because the substance was originally obtained by leaching ash in water and then boiling down the resulting solution in a pot. Compare Dutch potas, German Pottasche.
noun potashes
- The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts).
- Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash". permanganate of potash
- A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)
verb potashes · potashing · potashed
- To treat with potassium. In order to ascertain the difference between the rapidity of pickling when the tin frames had been potashed and pickling without such treatment, two batches were used.
Potash²
proper noun Potashes
- A surname.
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noun chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
| Français | potasse |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Pottasche |
| Italiano | potassa |
| Русский | пота́ш potáš |
| العربية | قِلْو qilw, قِلْي qily, أُشْنَان ʔušnān, بُوتَاس būtās |
noun pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
| Español | potasa, lejía |
|---|---|
| Português | potassa |
| Français | potasse |
| Deutsch | Pottasche |
| Italiano | potassa |
| Română | potasă |
| Русский | пота́ш potáš |
| العربية | قِلْو qilw, قِلْي qily, أُشْنَان ʔušnān, بُوتَاس būtās |
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