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potash |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Potash \Pot"ash`\, n. [Pot + ash.] (Chem.) a The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, {KOH}, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; -- hence called also {caustic potash}. b The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: potash n : a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry [syn: {caustic potash}, {potassium hydroxide}]
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