English Explanatory Dictionary

potash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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).
  2. Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".
  3. A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)
verb
  1. To treat with potassium.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒt.æʃ/ /ˈpɑt.æʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-potash.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-potash.wav

Word forms

potash potashes potashing potashed

Etymology

From pot + ash, because the substance was originally obtained by leaching ash in water and then boiling down the resulting solution in a pot. Compare Dutch potas, German Pottasche.

Related words

potass potassa potassium

Derived words

acetate of potash carbonate of potash caustic potash chlorate of potash chromate of potash citrate of potash iridiate of potash manganate of potash muriate of potash nitrate of potash nitre of potash osmiate of potash oxygenated muriate of potash permanganate of potash plumbate of potash potash alum potash bentonite potash blue potashery potash-feldspar potash-felspar potash-granite potash greensand potash kettle potash-lime potash lye potash-mica potash of sulfur potash of sulphur potash-water potash water silicate of potash stannate of potash stannite of potash sulfate of potash sulphate of potash sulfurated potash sulphurated potash

Translations

Arabic: قِلْو Arabic: قِلْي Arabic: أُشْنَان Arabic: بُوتَاس Bulgarian: поташ Czech: potaš Danish: potaske Finnish: potaska French: potasse Saterland Frisian: Potääske Georgian: პოტაში German: Pottasche Hawaiian: pokaka Hungarian: kálium-karbonát Italian: potassa Latin: nitrum Norwegian Bokmål: pottaske Norwegian Nynorsk: pottoske Polish: potaż Russian: пота́ш Ukrainian: по́та́ш
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