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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPottasche
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpɔtˌaʃə
"Pottasche wird häufig in der Glasherstellung und als Düngemittel verwendet."
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2 senses- 1
Various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form, primarily used as agricultural fertilizers.
"Farmers applied potash to the soil to improve crop yield and enhance plant resistance to disease." - 2
Potassium carbonate in an impure form, historically obtained from wood ashes.
"Early pioneers produced potash by burning hardwoods and evaporating the water from the soaked ashes in large iron pots."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Dutch word 'potaschen', referring to the pot-ash obtained by leaching wood ashes in a pot, a practice common in early industrial chemistry. The term eventually came to encompass various potassium-containing mined salts used predominantly as agricultural fertilizers, corresponding to the Japanese term 'kariumu-hiryū' (カリウム肥料).
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potasse
Transliteration: pɔ.tas
"La potasse est un engrais essentiel pour l'agriculture moderne."
Pottasche
Transliteration: ˈpɔtˌaʃə
"Pottasche wird häufig in der Glasherstellung und als Düngemittel verwendet."
potassa
Transliteration: poˈtas.sa
"La potassa caustica è un composto chimico molto forte."
potasa
Transliteration: poˈta.sa
"El agricultor compró sacos de potasa para abonar el campo."
potassa
Transliteration: poˈta.sɐ
"A potassa é amplamente utilizada na fabricação de fertilizantes."
पोटाश
Transliteration: potāsh
"किसान ने फसल के लिए खेत में पोटाश का छिड़काव किया।"
钾肥
Transliteration: jiǎ féi
"钾肥对农作物的生长起着至关重要的作用。"
가리
Transliteration: gari
"이 토양은 작물 성장을 위해 칼륨 비료(가리)가 추가로 필요합니다."
カリウム肥料
Transliteration: kariumu hiryō
"カリウム肥料は作物の根の発育を助けます。"
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