potassic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of potassic
First recorded in 1855–60; potass(ium) + -ic
Example Sentences
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It is separated by fusing the ore with potassic nitrate, extracting with water and precipitating with baric chloride.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
A potassic fertilizer increased the yield of nitrogen one-third.
From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various
Platinic chloride combines with other chlorides to form double salts, of which the ammonic and potassic platino-chlorides are the most important.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
The caustic alkalies are strong alkalies which have a powerful corrosive action on the skin, and the common ones are potassic hydroxide or caustic potash, sodic hydroxide or caustic soda, and lithic hydroxide.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
It is fused in a Berlin crucible with five times its weight of potassic cyanide at a moderately high temperature in a muffle, or over the blowpipe.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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