Potash

Etymology
Potash comes from the word potasch, coined by the Dutch in 1598. The literal translation is pot ash, because it was made by burning wood to ashes in a large pot. The English word Potash dates back to 1648.

Noun

 * 1) the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap, glass and as a fertilizer
 * 2)  an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
 * 3)  in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash", potassium (for example, "permanganate of potash" = potassium permanganate)

Translations

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 * Spanish: potasa ,


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Derived terms

 * acetate of potash
 * carbonate of potash
 * caustic potash
 * chlorate of potash
 * chromate of potash
 * citrate of potash
 * iridiate of potash
 * manganate of potash
 * nitrate of potash
 * muriate of potash
 * osmiate of potash
 * oxygenated muriate of potash
 * permanganate of potash
 * plumbate of potash


 * potash alum
 * potashery
 * potash-felspar
 * potash-granite
 * potash greensand
 * potash kettle
 * potash-lime
 * potash-mica
 * potash-water
 * silicate of potash
 * stannate of potash
 * stannite of potash
 * sulfate of potash, sulphate of potash
 * sulfurated potash, sulphurated potash

Related terms

 * potass
 * potassa
 * potassium

Anagrams

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