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| pot·ash [ pót àsh ] |
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1. potassium compound used in fertilizer: a potassium compound, especially potassium chloride, sulfate, or oxide. Use: in fertilizers.
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2. chemistry Same as potassium carbonate
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3. chemistry Same as potassium hydroxide
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| [Early 17th century. < obsolete Dutch potasschen (plural) now potasch] |
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