present participle of ash

(analytical chemistry) An analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis

plural of ashing

A topographic surname from Middle English, spelling variant of Ash.

simple past tense and past participle of ash

(Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian god of oases. / Oisc, also spelled Æsc or Ash, an Anglo-Saxon king of Kent / A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near ash trees.

(cricket) A trophy played for by England and Australia in Test cricket; in the form of a small urn containing the ashes of a cremated cricket stump or set of bails.

(chemistry) To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing. / (intransitive) To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette. / (transitive) To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).

(countable, uncountable) A shade tree of the genus Fraxinus. / (uncountable) The wood of this tree. / The traditional name for the ae ligature (æ), as used in Old English.

The solid remains of a fire. / (chemistry) The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process. / Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.