potassa

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

potassa (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The chemical compound potassium hydroxide.

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References[edit]

  • potassa and potassium in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Pottasche. Cognate with English potash.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

potassa f (uncountable)

  1. potash

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Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

potassa

  1. inessive singular of potta

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French[edit]

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Verb[edit]

potassa

  1. third-person singular past historic of potasser

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

potassa f (plural potasse)

  1. potash; potassium carbonate

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