potash

potash definition - medical

pot·ash (pŏtˈăshˌ)

noun
  1. Any of several compounds containing potassium, especially soluble compounds such as potassium oxide and various potassium sulfates, used chiefly in fertilizers.
  2. See potassium carbonate.
  3. See potassium hydroxide.

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