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Webster 1913 Edition
Potassa
Po-tas′sa
,Noun.
[NL., fr. E.
potash
.] (Chem.)
(a)
Potassium oxide.
[Obs.]
(b)
Potassium hydroxide, commonly called
caustic potash
. Webster 1828 Edition
Potassa
POTAS'SA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
potassa
potassa
English
Noun
potassa (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The chemical compound potassium hydroxide.
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References
- potassa and potassium in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.