Definition of potash Potash
/pɑˈtæˌʃ/ - [patatsh] - pot•ash
We found 9 definitions of potash from 6 different sources.
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What does potash mean?
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NounPlural: potashes |
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| potash - a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry | ||
| caustic potash, potassium hydroxide | ||
| hydrated oxide, hydroxide a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group | ||
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Wiktionary 
- potash (Noun)
The water- soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap, glass and as a fertilizer. - potash (Noun)
An impure form of potassium carbonate K2CO3 mixed with other potassium salts. - potash (Noun)
In the names of compounds of the form "... of potash", potassium.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- potash (n.)
The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; -- hence called also caustic potash. - potash (n.)
The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash).
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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potash
Any of several compounds containing potassium, especially soluble compounds such as potassium oxide, potassium chloride, and various potassium sulfates, used chiefly in fertilizers.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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potash
pot′ash, n. a powerful alkali, obtained from the ashes of plants—also Potass′.—n. Pot′ash-wa′ter, a kind of aerated water, which, when of full medicinal strength, contains fifteen grains of the bicarbonate of potash in each bottle—usually much less is put in. [Pot ashes.]
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🔤- potash, noun, singular of potashes.
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