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Etymology
Potash comes from the word potasch, coined by the Dutch in 1598. The literal translation is pot ash, because it was made by burning wood to ashes in a large pot. The English word Potash dates back to 1648.

Noun
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1. the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap, glass and as a fertilizer
2. chemistry an impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts
3. chemistry (archaic) in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash", potassium (for example, "permanganate of potash" = potassium permanganate)

Translations
trans-top|pot ash
Dutch: potasch
German: Pottasche f
Italian: potassa f
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Spanish: potasa f
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trans-top|potassium carbonate etc
German: Pottasche f
Italian: potassa f
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trans-top|dated chemistry
Italian: potassa f
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Derived terms
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acetate of potash
carbonate of potash
caustic potash
chlorate of potash
chromate of potash
citrate of potash
iridiate of potash
manganate of potash
nitrate of potash
muriate of potash
osmiate of potash
oxygenated muriate of potash
permanganate of potash
plumbate of potash
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potash alum
potashery
potash-felspar
potash-granite
potash greensand
potash kettle
potash-lime
potash-mica
potash-water
silicate of potash
stannate of potash
stannite of potash
sulfate of potash, sulphate of potash
sulfurated potash, sulphurated potash

Related terms
potass
potassa
potassium

References
Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.¹

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