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potash
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes. -
alum
An alum is the same as an alumnus. -
dibasic potassium phosphate
potassium monophosphate. See under potassium phosphate. -
monobasic potassium phosphate
potassium diphosphate. See under potassium phosphate. -
potassium bicarbonate
a white, crystalline, slightly alkaline, salty-tasting, water-soluble powder, KHCO 3 , produced by the passage of carbon dioxide through an aqueous potassium carbonate solution: used in cookery as a leavening agent and in medicine as an antacid. -
potassium chloride
a white or colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers and mineral water, and as a source of other potassium compounds.