In plural. An alkaline substance consisting largely of impure potassium carbonate and originally obtained by leaching the ashes of burnt plant…
singular. Originally: = sense 1a. In later use: purified potassium carbonate, esp. as obtained from potashes (sense 1a) and regarded as a simple…
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