potash

Definitions

pot + ash = literally 'pot ash.' It was made by soaking wood ashes in a pot and boiling off the water, leaving the potassium salt — hence the name (and the element potassium).

Common Collocations

• 1.potash fertilizer钾肥
• 2.potash mining钾碱开采
• 3.potash production钾碱生产

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Farmers add potash to the soil to boost crop yields.

• 2.

  The region's economy depends heavily on potash mining.