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• 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 — ► NOUN ▪ an alkaline potassium compound, especially potassium carbonate or hydroxide. ORIGIN from pot ashes, because originally obtained by leaching vegetable ashes and evaporating the solution in iron pots …   English terms dictionary

• potash bulbs — potash bulbs, a combination of glass bulbs for holding a solution of potassium hydroxide, used in chemical analysis of organic substances …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• potash — noun an alkaline potassium compound, especially potassium carbonate or hydroxide. Origin C17: from pot ashes, from obs. Du. potasschen, orig. obtained by leaching vegetable ashes and evaporating the solution in iron pots …   English new terms dictionary

• potash — n. an alkaline potassium compound, usu. potassium carbonate or hydroxide. Etymology: 17th c. pot ashes f. Du. pot asschen (as POT(1), ASH(1)): orig. obtained by leaching vegetable ashes and evaporating the solution in iron pots …   Useful english dictionary

• potash bulb — noun : an arrangement of glass bulbs designed to hold a solution of potassium hydroxide and used for absorbing carbon dioxide in chemical analysis often used in plural …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• Intrepid Potash — Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI), based in Denver, Colorado, is the largest producer of potassium chloride, also known as muriate of potash, in the United States.[1] It owns three mines, all in the Western U.S., near the cities of Carlsbad …   Wikipedia

• caustic potash — n. POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE * * *       potassium hydroxide, a potassium salt that readily dissolves in water to form a strongly alkaline and corrosive solution (see potassium). * * * …   Universalium

• Black, Joseph — ▪ British scientist Introduction born April 16, 1728, Bordeaux, France died Nov. 10, 1799, Edinburgh, Scot.  British chemist and physicist best known for the rediscovery of “fixed air” ( carbon dioxide), the concept of latent heat, and the… …   Universalium