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potash

/pot-ash/US // ˈpɒtˌæʃ //UK // (ˈpɒtˌæʃ) //

钾盐,钾肥,钾碱,钾矿

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
    • : potassium hydroxide.
    • : the oxide of potassium, K2O.
    • : potassium, as carbonate of potash.

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Examples

  • This I attribute to the potash being in a little more caustic condition than when recrystallised with iodine.

  • It dissolves in dilute potash, and on the addition of acetic acid is deposited in a pure state.

  • Eventually, however, both varieties become converted into clay, their magnesia and potash passing gradually into soluble forms.

  • All of them are particularly rich in potash, and contain but a small proportion of phosphoric acid.

  • In 1829 an English chemist discovered that matches on which had been placed chlorate of potash could be ignited by friction.