potassic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of potassic
First recorded in 1855–60; potass(ium) + -ic
Example Sentences
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The same point of view was adopted with regard to other goods which were necessities for the United States, as, for example, potassic salt, sugar beetroot seed and other commodities.
From My Three Years in America by Bernstorff, Johann Heinrich Andreas Hermann Albrecht Graf von
It is diluted to 100 or 150 c.c., heated to boiling, and titrated with the uranium acetate solution, using that of potassic ferrocyanide as indicator.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
Effect of Varying Temperature.—The assay after the addition of the potassic iodide must be kept cold, else iodine may be volatilised.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
Since, however, the discovery of the Stassfurt mines, all potassic manures have come from these.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
It will be well, therefore, to devote a little space to considering our different potassic manures and their respective action.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
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