potass

noun — 2 senses

potass

noun
1

Obsolete Obsolete form of potash.

2

Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences Dated potassium

  • The carbonate and bi-carbonate of potass are both decomposed by lime.1825, John Ayrton Paris, The Elements of Medical Chemistry, page 431:

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