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potashing

potashing is the present participle and gerund of potash.

Meaning of potash

Verb

potash (third-person singular simple present potashes, present participle potashing, simple past and past participle potashed)

  1. To treat with potassium.
    • In order to ascertain the difference between the rapidity of pickling when the tin frames had been potashed and pickling without such treatment, two batches were used.1910, Platers' Guide: With which is Combined Brass World

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Questions about potashing

What is potashing the present participle and gerund of?
Potashing is the present participle and gerund of potash.

Words near potashing in the dictionary

  1. potash-felspar
  2. potashed
  3. potasheries
  4. potashery
  5. potashes
  6. potashing
  7. potass
  8. potassa
  9. potassamide
  10. potassian
  11. potassiated

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