potash
The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts).
Other meanings
. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".
A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)
Synonyms
- caustic potash
- potassium hydroxide
A kind of
- hydroxide
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