different between potash vs calcific

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

From calcify +? -ic.

Adjective

calcific (comparative more calcific, superlative most calcific)

1. Of or pertaining to calcification
2. Of or pertaining to the formation of eggshells in birds and reptiles

Derived terms

• anticalcific