noun
Meaning 1
Potassium hydroxide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
caustic potash
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noun
Meaning 2
a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: potash, potassium hydroxide
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hydroxide, hydrated oxide, lye
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: potassa càustica — potassium hydroxide
- French: potasse caustique — potassium hydroxide
- German: kaustisches Kali — potassium hydroxide
- Greek: καυστική ποτάσα (kafstikí potása) — potassium hydroxide
- Hungarian: kálilúg — potassium hydroxide
- Hungarian: marókáli — potassium hydroxide
- Spanish: potasa cáustica — potassium hydroxide