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potash lye

potash lye noun: potassium hydroxide.

Noun

potash lye (countable and uncountable, plural potash lyes)

  1. (obsolete) Potassium hydroxide.

Forms of potash lye

pluralpotash lyes

Questions about potash lye

What does potash lye mean?
Potash lye means potassium hydroxide.
What part of speech is potash lye?
Potash lye is a noun.
What is the plural of potash lye?
The plural of potash lye is potash lyes.

Words near potash lye in the dictionary

  1. potash alum
  2. potash bentonite
  3. potash blue
  4. potash kettle
  5. potash kettles
  6. potash lye
  7. potash lyes
  8. potash of sulfur
  9. potash of sulphur
  10. potash water
  11. potash waters

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