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• Potash — For other uses, see Potash (disambiguation). Potash Potash /ˈpɒtæʃ/ is the common name for various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water soluble form.[1] In some rare cases, pota …   Wikipedia

• Lye — is a corrosive alkaline substance, commonly, sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Previously, lye was among the many different alkalis leached from hardwood ashes. [McDaniel, Robert (1997).] In modern day, lye is commercially manufactured using a membrane… …   Wikipedia

• Potash — Pot ash , n. [Pot + ash.] (Chem.) (a) The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, {KOH}, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; hence called also {caustic potash}. (b) The impure potassium carbonate obtained by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• potash — /pot ash /, n. 1. potassium carbonate, esp. the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes. 2. potassium hydroxide. 3. the oxide of potassium, K2O. 4. potassium, as carbonate of potash. [1615 25; back formation from pl. pot ashes, trans. of early …   Universalium

• Potash soap — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lye — /luy/, n. Chem. 1. a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide. 2. any solution resulting from leaching, percolation, or the like. [bef. 900; ME lie, ley, OE leag; c. D loog, G Lauge lye, ON laug warm bath.… …   Universalium

• caustic potash — Potash Pot ash , n. [Pot + ash.] (Chem.) (a) The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, {KOH}, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; hence called also {caustic potash}. (b) The impure potassium carbonate obtained …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• caustic potash — noun a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry • Syn: ↑potash, ↑potassium hydroxide • Hypernyms: ↑hydroxide, ↑hydrated oxide, ↑lye …   Useful english dictionary

• Lutefisk — (lutfisk) (pronounced|lʉːtəfɪsk in Southern Norway, IPA| [lʉːtfɪsk] in Central and Northern Norway, Sweden and the Swedish speaking areas in Finland ( lipeäkala in Finnish)) is a traditional dish of the Nordic countries made from stockfish (air… …   Wikipedia

• Potassium hydroxide — Potassium hydroxide …   Wikipedia

• potassiumhydroxide — potassium hydroxide n. A caustic white solid, KOH, used as a bleach and in the manufacture of soaps, dyes, alkaline batteries, and many potassium compounds. Also called caustic potash, lye, potash. * * * …   Universalium