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Potash
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; - hence called also caustic potash.
(2):
(n.) The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash).
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Potash'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/potash.html. 1828.