caustic potash
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of caustic potash
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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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
Iodphenol is obtained by the action of iodine and iodic acid on phenol dissolved in a dilute solution of caustic potash.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
The amorphous variety may be obtained from the crystalline form by dissolving it in caustic potash or soda or in solutions of alkaline sulphides, and precipitating the hot solution by dilute sulphuric acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
The U-shaped tube was provided with a stopcock C, and two ground connections g and g1,—one for a small bulb b, usually containing caustic potash, and the other for the receiver r, to be exhausted.
From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Martin, Thomas Commerford
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