potash

American  

[pot-ash] / ˈpɒtˌæʃ /

noun

1. potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.

2. potassium hydroxide.

3. the oxide of potassium, K 2 O.

4. potassium, as carbonate of potash.

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potash British  

/ ˈpɒtˌæʃ /

noun

1. another name for potassium carbonate, esp the form obtained by leaching wood ash

2. another name for potassium hydroxide

3. potassium chemically combined in certain compounds

   chloride of potash

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potash Scientific  

/ pŏt′ăsh′ /

1. Any of several chemical compounds that contain potassium, especially potassium carbonate (K ₂ CO ₃), which is a strongly alkaline material obtained from wood ashes and used in fertilizers.

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Etymology

Origin of potash

1615–25; back formation from plural pot-ashes, translation of early Dutch potasschen. See pot ¹, ash ¹

Example Sentences

But he also got US sanctions dropped on a key export for his country, potash, as a further, more tangible reward.

From BBC

Envoy John Coale said the U.S. will remove sanctions on Belarusian potash, a key component in fertilizers of which the former Soviet state is a leading global producer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coale was quoted by Belarusian state media saying that the sanctions on potash would be lifted immediately,

From BBC

The deal is aimed at freeing up capital at a time when the world’s biggest miner by market value is spending more on new projects to increase production of copper and branch out into potash.

From The Wall Street Journal

Destined entirely for use in Brazil, that output would supply roughly a fifth of the country’s potash needs over the mine’s 30-year lifespan.

From The Wall Street Journal

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