different between potash vs bischofite

English

Etymology

Calque of Dutch potas, coined in 1598, equivalent to pot +? ash. The literal translation is “pot ash”, because it was made by burning wood to ashes in a large pot. First attested in 1648. Doublet of potassium and potassa.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?p?t.æ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Noun

potash (countable and uncountable, plural potashes)

1. The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer.
2. (chemistry) An impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts.
3. (chemistry, archaic) Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".

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

Derived terms

Related terms

• potass
• potassa
• potassium

Translations

Verb

potash (third-person singular simple present potashes, present participle potashing, simple past and past participle potashed)

1. To treat with potassium.

References

• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1]

Anagrams

• Pashto, pathos, sophta

English

Etymology

Bischof +? -ite

Noun

bischofite (countable and uncountable, plural bischofites)

1. (mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Bischofite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “bischofite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.