pearl ash

noun

1. the granular crystalline form of potassium carbonate

Example Sentences

An ad for baking powder in a local 1916 newspaper meant he could use that as a leavener, a welcome alternative to drafting pearl ash from a campfire.

From The Guardian

At that time there were about thirty families in the district, whose farms were in a respectable state of cultivation; and a large trade in timber, pot and pearl ashes was carried on.

From Project Gutenberg

Purified potassium carbonate is known as pearl ash.

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Fifteen minutes in Brazil, and then three or four in pearl ash gives full red purples deepening to maroon.

From Project Gutenberg

But some persons prefer pearl ashes, pounded marble, or other calcareous or alkaline substances; and perhaps with reason.

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