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UK
/pˈɒtæʃ/
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[ US /ˈpɑˌtæʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɑˌtæʃ/ ]
NOUN
- a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
How To Use potash In A Sentence
- It engages in iron ore mining, pellet production, manganese ore mining and ferroalloy production, as well as in the production of nonferrous minerals, such as kaolin, potash, copper and gold. Five BRIC Strength Stocks
- In this crucible I have mixed together just one ounce of sugar and one and one-eighth ounces of solidified oxygen, solidified by the force of chemical affinity and bound up in a white salt called chlorate of potash. Religion and Chemistry
- The most important of the salts, formed by the combinations of the sulphuric acid, are, first, _sulphat of potash_, formerly called _sal polychrest_: this is a very bitter salt, much used in medicine; it is found in the ashes of most vegetables, but it may be prepared artificially by the immediate combination of sulphuric acid and potash. Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2 In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments
- It's likely the two sides had trouble seeing eye-to-eye on long-term potash prices, and decided to instead negotiate smaller shipments over shorter time frames, said Ravi Sood, chief executive officer of Lawrence Asset Management in Toronto. Market News
- Phosphates, potash, and agricultural produce are the mainstay of the economy.
- Aluminum-silicon composite ultra-fine fume is a fume mineral additive with utility model patent, which won Fume Mineral Admixtures Extracted from Corundum Soot and Production of Synthetic Potash.
- Another source of slowly available potash is the clay-type mineral glauconite, commonly sold as greensand.
- Mosaic's mine in Colonsay is one of many potash facilities in Saskatchewan, which is concerned about the possibility of a price war. BHP Roils Potash Cartel
- A very dense negative, for instance, may be reduced either with the ferricyanide of potash or persulphate of ammonia reducer; and a thin negative with proper graduations can frequently be intensified to advantage in the print. Bromide Printing and Enlarging A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements
- Farm research continues to revolve around NPK - nitrogen, phosphorous and potash - the three major plant nutrients that the soils are largely deficient in.