potash
noun
pot·ash
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Definition of potash
1
: potassium carbonate especially from wood ashes
2
: potassium or a potassium compound especially as used in agriculture or industry
Examples of potash in a Sentence
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These included plans to develop a massive potash mine that would straddle the border. — Martin Plaut, Quartz Africa, "The glow of the historic accord between Ethiopia and Eritrea has faded," 9 July 2019 Cardiff’s earliest industry was a kelp works, built in 1912 to process seaweed for use as a food additive and also as potash, a key ingredient of gunpowder. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Cardiff-by-the-Sea: A string of stunning beaches and small-town perfection," 27 June 2019 The Interior Department has designated nearly three dozen minerals, such as uranium, tin, cobalt and potash, as critical minerals. — Washington Post, "US says national security demands easier mining rules," 4 June 2019 Current examples of value stocks within the S&P 500 include several in the energy sector, such as Baker Hughes , Loews Corp. and Mosaic Co. , which produces phosphates and potash. — Mark Hulbert, WSJ, "‘Value’ Stocks May Not Be the Bear-Market Cure, After All," 8 July 2018 Shares of some of the largest potash producers soared in New York and Toronto on speculation that the accident could knock out a large chunk of global production capacity. — Bloomberg.com, "Mine Accident Shows a Potash Market Nervous About Outages," 16 Mar. 2018 Haifa was founded in 1966 to try to capitalize on Israel’s natural resources of potash from the Dead Sea and phosphates in the Negev region. — Ben Dummett, WSJ, "Israel Chemicals in Talks to Buy Haifa Chemicals for More Than $1 Billion," 4 Oct. 2018 Pearl ash, made by baking potash in a kiln, was used as a leavening agent in breads before the creation of baking powder. — Renae Reints, Fortune, "Take a Look at the 10 Millionth U.S. Patent (And the First)," 20 June 2018 But retrieving Michigan's potash will take a huge amount of groundwater. — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, "Untapped gold mine of potash sits beneath Michigan," 16 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'potash.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for potash
potash
noun
English Language Learners Definition of potash
: a form of potassium that is used especially to improve soil or to make soap
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potash
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pot·ash
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Kids Definition of potash
: potassium or a compound of potassium
potash
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pot·ash
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Medical Definition of potash
1a
: potassium carbonate especially from wood ashes
2
: potassium or a potassium compound especially as used in agriculture or industry
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