potash

[ pot-ash ]

/ ˈpɒtˌæʃ /

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noun

potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.

potassium hydroxide.

the oxide of potassium, K2O.

potassium, as carbonate of potash.

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Origin of potash

1615–25; back formation from plural pot-ashes, translation of early Dutch potasschen.See pot¹, ash¹

Words nearby potash

potamogale, potamology, potamoplankton, pot arch, Potaro, potash, potash alum, potash feldspar, potass, potassa, potassic

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How to use potash in a sentence

Supplies of agricultural fertilizer may decrease around the world, as Russia and its ally Belarus control more than a third of the world’s potash production, a key ingredient in fertilizer.
How Sanctions on Russia Will Hurt—and Help—the World's Economies|Simon Constable|March 7, 2022|Time
Potash said in an online post Sunday that “the FDA’s letter does NOT take issue with single-person scanners, like the top selling CERTIFY’s SnapXT,” though the FDA warning letter specifically names that device.
Fever scanner company reverses decision, saying tool cited in FDA warning will continue to be sold|Drew Harwell|March 11, 2021|Washington Post
This I attribute to the potash being in a little more caustic condition than when recrystallised with iodine.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various
It dissolves in dilute potash, and on the addition of acetic acid is deposited in a pure state.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson

Eventually, however, both varieties become converted into clay, their magnesia and potash passing gradually into soluble forms.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
All of them are particularly rich in potash, and contain but a small proportion of phosphoric acid.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
In 1829 an English chemist discovered that matches on which had been placed chlorate of potash could be ignited by friction.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various

British Dictionary definitions for potash

potash

/ (ˈpɒtˌæʃ) /

noun

another name for potassium carbonate, esp the form obtained by leaching wood ash

another name for potassium hydroxide

potassium chemically combined in certain compoundschloride of potash

Word Origin for potash

C17 pot ashes, translation of obsolete Dutch potaschen; so called because originally obtained by evaporating the lye of wood ashes in pots

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Scientific definitions for potash

potash

[ pŏt′ăsh′ ]

Any of several chemical compounds that contain potassium, especially potassium carbonate (K2CO3), which is a strongly alkaline material obtained from wood ashes and used in fertilizers.

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