potash

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈpɒt.æʃ/    /ˈpɑt.æʃ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash". archaic,countable,uncountable
    — permanganate of potash
    potassium permanganate
  3. A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide) countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To treat with potassium.
    — In order to ascertain the difference between the rapidity of pickling when the tin frames had been potashed and pickling without such treatment, two batches were used.

词形变化

potashes plural potashes present,singular,third-person potashing participle,present potashed participle,past potashed past

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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.
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