name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
potash
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈpɒt.æʃ/
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US: /ˈpɑt.æʃ/
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rhymes with -æʃ
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CMU ARPABET: P AA1 T AE2 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Examples
- permanganate of potash
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noun
Meaning 4
A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 5
To treat with potassium.
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noun
Meaning 6
a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: caustic potash, potassium hydroxide
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Broader terms: hydroxide, hydrated oxide, lye
History
Etymology
From pot + ash, because the substance was originally obtained by leaching ash in water and then boiling down the resulting solution in a pot. Compare Dutch potas, German Pottasche.
Across languages
Translations
57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: قِلْو (qilw) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Arabic: قِلْي (qily) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Arabic: أُشْنَان (ʔušnān) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Arabic: بُوتَاس (būtās) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Burmese: ပြဆား (pra.hca:) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Burmese: ပိုတက် (puitak) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Catalan: potassa — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Czech: potaš — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Danish: potaske — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Dutch: potas — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Finnish: potaska — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- French: potasse — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Saterland Frisian: Potääske — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- German: Pottasche — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Hungarian: hamuzsír — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Indonesian: potas — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Italian: potassa — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Khmer: ក្បុង (kbong) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Norwegian Bokmål: pottaske — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Norwegian Nynorsk: pottoske — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Persian: شخار (šaxār) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Polish: potaż — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Portuguese: potassa — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Romanian: potasă — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Russian: пота́ш (potáš) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Spanish: potasa — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Spanish: lejía — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Swedish: pottaska — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Tagalog: potasa — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Thai: โพแทช (poh tâet) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Turkish: kalye — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Ottoman Turkish: قالیه (kalya) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Ukrainian: по́та́ш (pótáš) — pot ash: the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer
- Arabic: قِلْو (qilw) — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Arabic: قِلْي (qily) — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Arabic: أُشْنَان (ʔušnān) — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Arabic: بُوتَاس (būtās) — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Bulgarian: поташ (potaš) — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Czech: potaš — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Danish: potaske — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Finnish: potaska — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- French: potasse — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Saterland Frisian: Potääske — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Georgian: პოტაში (ṗoṭaši) — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- German: Pottasche — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Hawaiian: pokaka — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Hungarian: kálium-karbonát — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Italian: potassa — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Latin: nitrum — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Norwegian Bokmål: pottaske — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Norwegian Nynorsk: pottoske — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Polish: potaż — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Russian: пота́ш (potáš) — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Ukrainian: по́та́ш (pótáš) — chemistry: an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
- Chinese Mandarin: 鉀 /钾 — chemistry, archaic: potassium
- French: potasse — chemistry, archaic: potassium
- Italian: potassa — chemistry, archaic: potassium