potash
Wood ash extract
Potash is potassium carbonate or other potassium compounds used primarily as fertilizer.
The name comes from the old method of producing it—evaporating water in which wood ash had been soaked, leaving the mineral residue in the pot.
Potash provides potassium, one of the three essential nutrients for plant growth: Saskatchewan produces much of the world's potash.
Alkaline oxygen-hydrogen compound
- carbonateAdd dissolved gas
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- alkalineHaving high pH
- pHMeasure of solution acidity
base · lye · saponification · electrolyte · solubility · reactivity · hygroscopic · deliquescent
Hydroxide cleaning solution
- saponificationFat-alkali reaction making soap
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- fatAdipose tissue
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
glycerin · handcrafted · artisanal · bar soap · liquid soap · cleansing · emulsification · trace
Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium ratio
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- soil amendmentSubstance improving dirt quality
- crop yieldAgricultural production amount
micronutrients · superphosphate · nutrient deficiency · slow-release · granular · broadcast · top-dressing · Saskatchewan
Metal-bearing rock
- extractionAct of removing
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- brineWater saturated with sodium
evaporite · deposit · refinery · processing · Saskatchewan · commodity · exports · reserves
Dissolving out by liquid
- saltwortHalophyte of shorelines
- colonial tradeExchange between colonizers, colonized
- saltpeterPotassium nitrate compound
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
hydroxide
Alkaline oxygen-hydrogen compound
pH · base · lye · saponification · electrolyte · solubility · reactivity · hygroscopic · deliquescent · aqueous
lye
Hydroxide cleaning solution
- saponificationFat-alkali reaction making soap
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- fatAdipose tissue
oil · glycerin · handcrafted · artisanal · bar soap · liquid soap · cleansing · emulsification · trace · curing
NPK
Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium ratio
- nitrogenElement seven, colorless gas
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- soil amendmentSubstance improving dirt quality
crop yield · micronutrients · superphosphate · nutrient deficiency · slow-release · granular · broadcast · top-dressing · Saskatchewan · Belarus
ore
Metal-bearing rock
- extractionAct of removing
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
brine · evaporite · deposit · refinery · processing · Saskatchewan · commodity · exports · reserves
leaching
Dissolving out by liquid
- saltwortHalophyte of shorelines
- colonial tradeExchange between colonizers, colonized
- saltpeterPotassium nitrate compound
flux
Continuous change or flow
- silicaSilicon dioxide compound
- melting pointLiquefaction threshold temperature
- clarityState of being understandable
brilliance · lead-free · crystal · glaze · ceramics · enamel · frit
- old chemistryphlogiston, alchemy, caloric, aqua regia, muriatic acid
- potassium mineralsarcanite, niter, saltpeter, muscovite, biotite
- natural resourcescrude oil, lumber, water, gas, air
- extractionmining, excavation, distillation, filtration, extraction
- raw materialsiron ore, copper ore, raw cotton, raw wool, crude oil
- underground resourcesore, mineral deposits, mineral veins, gemstones, fossil fuels
- potassium hydroxideCorrosive alkaline KOH compound
- potassium cyanideToxic alkali metal salt
- potassium carbonateAlkaline salt, K2CO3
- potassium channelsMembrane proteins selective for K⁺
- potassium sorbateAntimicrobial food preservative salt
- potassium nitrateCrystalline potassium salt compound