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caustic potash |
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caustic potash: see potassium hydroxide potassium hydroxide, chemical compound with formula KOH. Pure potassium hydroxide forms white, deliquescent crystals. For commercial and laboratory use it is usually in the form of white pellets. ..... Click the link for more information. . caustic potash [′kȯ·stik ′päd‚ash] (inorganic chemistry) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A sufficient quantity of chlorate of potassium and of caustic potash was placed at his disposal, together with provisions for eight days. But Captain Nicholl hastened to remedy this state of things, by placing on the floor several receivers containing caustic potash, which he shook about for a time, and this substance, greedy of carbonic acid, soon completely absorbed it, thus purifying the air. |
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