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CAUSTIC POTASH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caustic potash mean?
• CAUSTIC POTASH (noun)
The noun CAUSTIC POTASH has 1 sense:
1. a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
Familiarity information: CAUSTIC POTASH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
caustic potash; potash; potassium hydroxide
Hypernyms ("caustic potash" is a kind of...):
hydrated oxide; hydroxide (a compound of an oxide with water)
lye (a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide)
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