potash
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
potassium hydroxide.
the oxide of potassium, K2O.
potassium, as carbonate of potash.
Origin of potash
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How to use potash in a sentence
Supplies of agricultural fertilizer may decrease around the world, as Russia and its ally Belarus control more than a third of the world’s potash production, a key ingredient in fertilizer.
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Fever scanner company reverses decision, saying tool cited in FDA warning will continue to be sold | Drew Harwell | March 11, 2021 | Washington PostThis I attribute to the potash being in a little more caustic condition than when recrystallised with iodine.
It dissolves in dilute potash, and on the addition of acetic acid is deposited in a pure state.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonEventually, however, both varieties become converted into clay, their magnesia and potash passing gradually into soluble forms.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas Anderson
All of them are particularly rich in potash, and contain but a small proportion of phosphoric acid.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas AndersonIn 1829 an English chemist discovered that matches on which had been placed chlorate of potash could be ignited by friction.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for potash
/ (ˈpɒtˌæʃ) /
another name for potassium carbonate, esp the form obtained by leaching wood ash
another name for potassium hydroxide
potassium chemically combined in certain compounds: chloride of potash
Origin of potash
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Scientific definitions for potash
[ pŏt′ăsh′ ]
Any of several chemical compounds that contain potassium, especially potassium carbonate (K2CO3), which is a strongly alkaline material obtained from wood ashes and used in fertilizers.
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