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Meaning of Potash | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɒt.æʃ

Definitions

  1. The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts).
    countable, uncountable
  2. A surname.
  3. Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".
    archaic, countable, uncountable
  4. A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski potaž
Català potassa
Čeština draslo potaš
Español lejía potasa
فارسی شخار
Suomi potaska
Français potasse
Hrvatski potaž
Magyar hamuzsír
Bahasa Indonesia potas
Italiano potassa
ខ្មែរ ក្បុង
Nederlands potas
Polski potaż
Português potassa
Română potasă
Русский пота́ш
Српски potaž
Tagalog potasa
Türkçe kalye

Examples

“permanganate of potash”

potassium permanganate

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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