potash
Kelime Anlamı :
1. potasyum hidrat.
2. potas.
3. Potas, kalya taşı, potasyum hidrat.
4. (isim) potas.
Tanımlar :
1.
see potassium carbonate.
2. see potassium hydroxide.
3. any of several compounds containing potassium, especially soluble compounds such as potassium oxide, potassium chloride, and various potassium sulfates, used chiefly in fertilizers.
2. see potassium hydroxide.
3. any of several compounds containing potassium, especially soluble compounds such as potassium oxide, potassium chloride, and various potassium sulfates, used chiefly in fertilizers.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap, glass and as a fertilizer
2. an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
3. in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash", potassium (for example, "permanganate of potash" = potassium permanganate)
2. an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
3. in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash", potassium (for example, "permanganate of potash" = potassium permanganate)
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
the hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; -- hence called also caustic potash.
2. the impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash).
2. the impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
A substance obtained by leaching wood-ashes, evaporating the solution obtained, and calcining the residuum; one of the fixed alkalis; the so-called vegetable alkali; more or less impure or crude potassium carbonate, or carbonate of potash as formerly generally (and still very frequently) designated; any combination of which potassium forms the base, whether containing oxygen or not.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia