potash
[ pot-ash ]
/ ˈpɒtˌæʃ /
noun
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
potassium hydroxide.
the oxide of potassium, K2O.
potassium, as carbonate of potash.
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British Dictionary definitions for potash
potash
/ (ˈpɒtˌæʃ) /
noun
another name for potassium carbonate, esp the form obtained by leaching wood ash
another name for potassium hydroxide
potassium chemically combined in certain compounds
chloride of potash
Word Origin for potash
C17
pot ashes, translation of obsolete Dutch
potaschen; so called because originally obtained by evaporating the lye of wood ashes in pots
Medical definitions for potash
potash
[ pŏt′ăsh′ ]
n.
Any of several compounds containing potassium, especially soluble compounds such as potassium oxide and various potassium sulfates, used chiefly in fertilizers.
potassium carbonate
potassium hydroxide
Scientific definitions for potash
potash
[ pŏt′ăsh′ ]
Any of several chemical compounds that contain potassium, especially potassium carbonate (K2CO3), which is a strongly alkaline material obtained from wood ashes and used in fertilizers.