English Dictionary

potash

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɒt.æʃ/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 古語

The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer.

日本語の意味

植物を燃やした際に得られる灰の中の水溶性成分。石鹸、ガラス、肥料の製造に利用されるアルカリ性物質

After burning the brush, they collected the potash and dissolved it in water to feed the crops.

藪を焼いた後、彼らは草木の灰の水溶性成分を集め、それを水に溶かして作物に与えた。

意味（1）

The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer.

意味（2）

(chemistry) An impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts.

意味（3）

(chemistry, archaic) Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".

permanganate of potash ― potassium permanganate

意味（4）

A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)

potashes （ plural ）