potash
The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer…The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts).
» These are the locations where potash is being mined today.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts).
Pottasche, Pottasche
пота́шpotáš, пота́шpotáš
по́та́шpótáš, по́та́шpótáš
(countable, uncountable)A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".
permanganate of potash
a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
Examples
1 sentencesThese are the locations where potash is being mined today.
Translations
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Origin
From pot + ash, because the substance was originally obtained by leaching ash in water andFrom pot + ash, because the substance was originally obtained by leaching ash in water and then boiling down the resulting solution in a pot. Compare Dutch potas, German Pottasche.
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Forms
plural: potashesSynonyms
2 synonyms- a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry:caustic potashpotassium hydroxide
Word family
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