caustic potash

noun

1. potassium hydroxide.

caustic potash

noun

1. See potassium hydroxide
   another name for potassium hydroxide

Word History and Origins

Origin of caustic potash¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Furthermore, fisetin should give protocatechuic acid and phloroglucinol by fusion with caustic potash under proper conditions.

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With an excess of caustic potash, the red color returned and was permanent.

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On the evening following, the forearm was immersed in a bowl of hot permanganate solution containing a little caustic potash.

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Render the distillate strongly alkaline with caustic potash and redistil.

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It resists boiling in water or caustic potash solution for some minutes, and does not burn more quickly than cotton.

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