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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-derived
pota rounded container for cooking or storage
+
ashother
=potash

Common 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.

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