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potassa

potassa noun: the chemical compound potassium hydroxide.

Noun

potassa (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The chemical compound potassium hydroxide.
    • Liebich […] has investigated the action of potassa upon tannocaffeic acid.1852, Justus von Liebig, Annual Report of the Progress of Chemistry and the Allied Sciences, page 221

potassa meaning in Tamil

potassa in Tamil

சாம்பலுப்பு

Synonyms of potassa

Origin of potassa

Borrowed from Dutch potasch (“potash”). Doublet of potash.

Words formed from potassa

Questions about potassa

What does potassa mean?
Potassa means the chemical compound potassium hydroxide.
What is potassa in Tamil?
Potassa in Tamil is சாம்பலுப்பு. See Potassa meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is potassa?
Potassa is a noun.

Words near potassa in the dictionary

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

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