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Webster 1913 Edition


Potassa

Po-tas′sa

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. E.
potash
.]
(Chem.)
(a)
Potassium oxide.
[Obs.]
(b)
Potassium hydroxide, commonly called
caustic potash
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Potassa

POTAS'SA

,
Noun.
The scientific name of vegetable alkali or potash.

Definition 2024


potassa

potassa

English

Noun

potassa (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The chemical compound potassium hydroxide.

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References

  • potassa and potassium in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

Finnish

Noun

potassa

  1. Inessive singular form of potta.

French

Pronunciation

Verb

potassa

  1. third-person singular past historic of potasser

Italian

Noun

potassa f (plural potasse)

  1. potash; potassium carbonate

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