potash


Definition: Meaning of, potash in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɒtaʃ /

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  1. a type of potassium used especially in farming to make the soil better
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potash used in phrases

  • caustic potash (noun)
    1. a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
  • permanganate of potash (noun)
    1. a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic
  • potash alum (noun)
    1. a white crystalline double sulphate of aluminium: the potassium double sulphate of aluminium
  • potash muriate (noun)
    1. trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte KCl salt of potassium ; taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency
  • yellow prussiate of potash (noun)
    1. a cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners
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