potassa

[ puh-tas-uh ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. potash

Word History and Origins

Origin of potassa¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1805–15; potass

Example Sentences

Instead of the potassa, a little milk of lime may be used, along with its own bulk of water.

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A bright-yellow gas, prepared by gently heating chlorate of potassa with hydrochloric acid.

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To remove dry paint or hard putty make a saturated solution of caustic of potassa with water.

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Dissolve the potassa in the water heated to a boiling point and add the other mixture to it.

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Sulphur, 16 parts; calcined alum, 23 parts; chlorate of potassa, 61 parts.

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