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potassa

[ puh-tas-uh ]

/ pəˈtæs ə /

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noun Chemistry.

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Origin of potassa

From New Latin, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at potass

Words nearby potassa

Potaro, potash, potash alum, potash feldspar, potass, potassa, potassic, potassium, potassium acetate, potassium antimonate, potassium-argon dating

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How to use potassa in a sentence

Instead of the potassa, a little milk of lime may be used, along with its own bulk of water.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
A bright-yellow gas, prepared by gently heating chlorate of potassa with hydrochloric acid.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
To remove dry paint or hard putty make a saturated solution of caustic of potassa with water.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians|William K. David
Dissolve the potassa in the water heated to a boiling point and add the other mixture to it.
Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians|William K. David

Sulphur, 16 parts; calcined alum, 23 parts; chlorate of potassa, 61 parts.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley