potassium hydroxide
potassium hydroxide noun: the alkaline base KOH, once known as caustic potash; it has a number of industrial uses, including the manufacture of bleach.
Noun
potassium hydroxide (uncountable)
- The alkaline base KOH, once known as caustic potash; it has a number of industrial uses, including the manufacture of bleach.
- The gases passed over a hot roll of copper gauze, then through a weighed calcium chloride tube, which absorbed the water, into an azotometer containing a concentrated solution of potassium hydroxide where the nitrogen was measured.1885, American Journal of Science, 3rd Series, Volume 30, page 57
- Synonyms:
- caustic potash, potassa
potassium hydroxide meaning in Hindi and Tamil
potassium hydroxide in Hindi
- potassium hydroxide
- दहातु उदजारेय dahātu udjārey
potassium hydroxide in Tamil
- சாம்பரிய நீரியவுயிரகை
Synonyms of potassium hydroxide
Questions about potassium hydroxide
- What does potassium hydroxide mean?
- Potassium hydroxide means the alkaline base KOH, once known as caustic potash; it has a number of industrial uses, including the manufacture of bleach.
- What is potassium hydroxide in Hindi?
- Potassium hydroxide in Hindi is दहातु उदजारेय (dahātu udjārey). See Potassium hydroxide meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is potassium hydroxide?
- Potassium hydroxide is a noun.
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