potash
🇬🇧 UK/'pɔtæʃ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A potassium compound derived from wood ash, used as fertilizer, in soap-making, and in industry
钾碱,碳酸钾
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.potash fertilizer钾肥
- 2.potash mining钾碱开采
- 3.potash production钾碱生产
- 4.apply potash施用钾碱
Example Sentences
- 1.
Farmers apply potash to the soil to improve crop yield and quality.
- 2.
Canada is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of potash.
- 3.
Potash was historically extracted from wood ash by leaching it with water.