Potash

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See potassium carbonate.
  • n. See potassium hydroxide.
  • n. Any of several compounds containing potassium, especially soluble compounds such as potassium oxide, potassium chloride, and various potassium sulfates, used chiefly in fertilizers.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap, glass and as a fertilizer
  • n. an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
  • n. in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash", potassium (for example, "permanganate of potash" = potassium permanganate)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; -- hence called also caustic potash.
  • n. The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash).
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A substance obtained by leaching wood-ashes, evaporating the solution obtained, and calcining the residuum; one of the fixed alkalis; the so-called vegetable alkali; more or less impure or crude potassium carbonate, or carbonate of potash as formerly generally (and still very frequently) designated; any combination of which potassium forms the base, whether containing oxygen or not.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hydrated oxide    hydroxide    lye   
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    potassa    magnesia    soda    ammonia    sulphur    lime    potassium    alum    phosphorus    bismuth