Definition of Potash in English :

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Potash meaning in English

Meaning of Potash in English

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Potash

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Noun

1. caustic potash, potash, potassium hydroxide

a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Potash

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noun
1. 
another name for potassium carbonate, esp the form obtained by leaching wood ash
2.  another name for potassium hydroxide
3. 
potassium chemically combined in certain compounds
chloride of potash

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Potash

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noun
1. 
a. 
potassium carbonate (esp. when obtained from wood ashes)
b. 
potassium hydroxide
2. 
any substance containing potassium; esp., salts derived from natural brines, distillery waste, flue dusts of blast furnaces, etc., whose potassium content is expressed in terms of K2O: used in fertilizers, soaps, etc.

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Potash

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n.
3. Any of several compounds containing potassium, especially soluble compounds such as potassium oxide, potassium chloride, and various potassium sulfates, used chiefly in fertilizers.

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