- pot·ash
- /ˈpɑːtˌæʃ/ noun [noncount]: a form of potassium that is used especially to improve soil or to make soap
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pot|ash — «POT ASH», noun. 1. any on of several substances made from various minerals, wood ashes, blast furnace dust, or the like, and used in making soap, fertilizers, and glass. It is mainly impure potassium carbonate. When purified, it is known as… … Useful english dictionary
ash — ash· a·rite; ash; ash·er·ite; ash·ery; ash·et; ash·ke·na·zi; ash·ke·naz·ic; ash·ko·ko; ash·lu·slay; ash·man; ash·o·chi·mi; de·ash; ash·en; ash·lar; pot·ash; ash·a·rite; ash·ler; cam·ash; … English syllables
pot — an·thro·pot·o·mist; an·thro·pot·o·my; bough·pot; cache·pot; chasse·pot; choi·ro·pot·a·mus; col·pot·o·my; crack·pot; des·pot; des·pot·ic; des·pot·i·cal·ly; des·pot·ist; fuss·pot; gal·i·pot; gal·li·pot; hip·po·pot·a·mus; hip·pot·o·my;… … English syllables
Hot pot — This article is about varieties of stew. For other uses, see Hot pot (disambiguation). Hot pot Raw meats ready to be cooked Chinese name Traditional Chinese … Wikipedia
Cold Ash Hill — Coordinates: 51°05′03″N 0°47′15″W / 51.0841°N 0.7874°W / 51.0841; 0.7874 … Wikipedia
bone-ash cup — noun a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead • Syn: ↑cupel, ↑refractory pot • Hypernyms: ↑vessel … Useful english dictionary
refractory pot — noun a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead • Syn: ↑bone ash cup, ↑cupel • Hypernyms: ↑vessel … Useful english dictionary
Pepper pot — Pepper Pep per, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. ?, ?, akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. [1913 Webster] Note: Common, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
potash — pot·ash … English syllables
potash — pot|ash [ˈpɔtæʃ US ˈpa: ] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: pot + ash; because it was made by putting ash in water and letting it dry out in pots] a type of potassium used especially in farming to make the soil better … Dictionary of contemporary English
