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(Encyclopedia) potash: see potassium carbonate.potassium chloride
(Encyclopedia) potassium chloride, chemical compound, KCl, a colorless or white, cubic, crystalline compound that closely resembles common salt (sodium chloride). It is soluble in water, alcohol, and…caustic potash
(Encyclopedia) caustic potash: see potassium hydroxide.muriate of potash
(Encyclopedia) muriate of potash: see potassium chloride.Javelle water
(Encyclopedia) Javelle water or Javel waterJavel waterboth: zhəvĕlˈ [key], Fr. eau de Javelle, aqueous solution of sodium or potassium hypochlorite. It was originally made near the French town of…Stassfurt
(Encyclopedia) StassfurtStassfurtshtäsˈf&oobreve;rt [key], city (1994 pop. 24,025), Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is a center of one of the world's great potash-mining regions. City…caustic
(Encyclopedia) caustic, any strongly corrosive chemical substance, especially one that attacks organic matter. A caustic alkali is a metal hydroxide, especially that of an alkali metal; caustic soda…Aschersleben
(Encyclopedia) Aschersleben Aschersleben äˈshərslāˌbən [key], city, Saxony-Anhalt district, central Germany. An industrial city, it manufactures machine tools, chemicals,…Glass, Montague Marsden
(Encyclopedia) Glass, Montague Marsden, 1877–1934, American humorist and playwright, b. England, educated at the College of the City of New York and at New York Univ. He won fame for his humorous…Sondershausen
(Encyclopedia) SondershausenSondershausenzônˌdərs-houˈzən [key], commune (1994 pop. 22,370), Thuringia, central Germany, near the western foot of Kyffhäuser Mt. It is an industrial city and a potash-…Trending
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