potassa
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of potassa
From New Latin, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at potass
Example Sentences
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Wash for Scald Heads.—Take one half ounce of sulphate of potassa, one pint of lime water, one ounce of soap liniment.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
A solution of caustic potassa in six ounces of distilled water, is applied as a wash to the ulcers.—Ibid.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
When so treated, they are twice as rich in potassa salts as those which have first been peeled.
From Breakfast Dainties by Murrey, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson)
Give internally one of the following powders in the feed, night and morning: flowers of sulphur, two ounces; black antimony, one ounce; nitrate of potassa, one ounce; mix, and divide into eight powders.
From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert
He dissolves x grs. of caustic potassa in one ounce of orange-peel water, and gives from xij to xx gtt. four times a day, in a cup of broth.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
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