Usually means: Potassium-rich mineral used as fertilizer.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions History Colors (New!) Easter eggs (New!)
We found 33 dictionaries that define the word potash:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. potash: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. potash: Merriam-Webster
  3. potash: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. potash: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. potash: Collins English Dictionary
  6. potash: Vocabulary.com
  7. Potash, potash: Wordnik
  8. potash: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. Potash, potash: Wiktionary
  10. potash: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. potash: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. potash: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. potash: Dictionary.com
  14. potash: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. Potash: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Potash: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. potash: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. potash: Rhymezone
  19. Potash: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. potash: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. potash: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  22. potash: FreeDictionary.org
  23. potash: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. potash: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. potash: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. potash: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. potash: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Potash: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Illustrated Glass Dictionary (No longer online)

(Note: See potashs as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer.
noun:  (chemistry) An impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts.
noun:  (chemistry, archaic) Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".
noun:  A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)
verb:  To treat with potassium.
noun:  A surname.

Similar:

Opposite:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    burnt orange,     rust,     sienna,     ochre,     amber, more...
Word origin

Words similar to potash

Usage examples for potash

Idioms related to potash

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing potash

Words that often appear near potash

Rhymes of potash

Invented words related to potash

Similar:

Opposite:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    burnt orange,     rust,     sienna,     ochre,     amber, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux