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potass

potass noun: potassium. Also the obsolete form of potash.

Noun

potass (uncountable)

  1. (dated) potassium
    • The carbonate and bi-carbonate of potass are both decomposed by lime.1825, John Ayrton Paris, The Elements of Medical Chemistry, page 431

Also used as

potass is also the obsolete form of potash.

Questions about potass

What does potass mean?
Potass means potassium.
What part of speech is potass?
Potass is a noun.

Words near potass in the dictionary

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

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