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Meaning Of Potash
n.
The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle
substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; -- hence
called also caustic potash.
n.
The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood
ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline
(pearlash).