potassa
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of potassa
From New Latin, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at potass
Example Sentences
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Antacids.—Agents which neutralize, by their chemical action, acids in the stomach; as ammonia, carbonate of potassa, chalk, lime-water, magnesia, and soda.
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 Robert Jennings
Give upon the tongue, or in drink, half-drachm doses of nitrate of potassa, every three or four hours, until relief is obtained.
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 Robert Jennings
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 Franklin Bache
Thus to obtain counter-irritant effects, we may add mustard or common salt; to render the bath alkaline, bicarbonate of potassa or soda, etc., etc.
From The Electric Bath by George M. Schweig
Put five cents' worth of citrate of potassa in an ounce vial of clear cold water.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
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