caustic potash

American  

noun

1. potassium hydroxide.

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caustic potash British  

noun

1. another name for potassium hydroxide

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Etymology

Origin of caustic potash

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

This contains a caustic potash solution; thin sheets of nickelplated steel contain shallow pockets.

From Time Magazine Archive

From the vast Pacific, Great Western Electro-Chemical Co. dredges salt, manufactures liquid chlorine, caustic soda, caustic potash.

From Time Magazine Archive

When fused with caustic potash, it gives benzoic acid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

Lime deposits may be eliminated, or the salts may be precipitated in the form of non-adhering slimes, by introducing regularly a small amount of caustic potash or soda into the feed-water.

From Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants A Practice Treatise Setting Forth the Principles of Gas-Engines and Producer Design, the Selection and Installation of an Engine, Conditions of Perfect Operation, Producer-Gas Engines and Their Possibilities, the Care of Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants, with a Chapter on Volatile Hydrocarbon and Oil Engines by Mathot, R. E.

Whatever sets up the electric disturbance, whether it be the action of sulphuric acid on zinc, or caustic potash on iron, etc., is called electromotive force, generally abbreviated E.M.F.

From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by Bottone, S. R.