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potassium chloride
potassium cyanide
potassium dichromate
potassium ferricyanide
potassium ferrocyanide
potassium fluoride
potassium hydrogen carbonate
potassium hydrogen tartrate
potassium hydroxide
potassium iodide
potassium nitrate
potassium oxalate
potassium permanganate
potassium sodium tartrate
potassium sulfate
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potash

pot·ash [ pót àsh ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. potassium compound used in fertilizer: a potassium compound, especially potassium chloride, sulfate, or oxide. Use: in fertilizers.

2. chemistry 
Same as  potassium carbonate


3. chemistry 
Same as  potassium hydroxide


[Early 17th century. < obsolete Dutch potasschen (plural) now potasch]
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