- (n.) The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye) or as a white crystalline (pearlash).
- (n.) The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; -- hence called also caustic potash.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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