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Lye vs Potash - What's the difference?

lye | potash |

As nouns the difference between lye and potash

is that lye is an alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes) while potash is the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap, glass and as a fertilizer.

As a verb lye

is obsolete spelling of lang=en.

lye

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(wikipedia lye)
  • An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
  • Potassium or sodium hydroxide.
    • See also
    * ("lye" on Wikipedia)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, railways) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
    • (Webster 1913)

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    potash

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia potash)
  • the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap, glass and as a fertilizer
  • (chemistry) an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts
  • (chemistry, archaic) in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash", potassium (for example, "permanganate of potash" = potassium permanganate)

    • Derived terms

    * acetate of potash * carbonate of potash * caustic potash * chlorate of potash * chromate of potash * citrate of potash * iridiate of potash * manganate of potash * nitrate of potash * muriate of potash * osmiate of potash * oxygenated muriate of potash * permanganate of potash * plumbate of potash * potash alum * potashery * potash-felspar * potash-granite * potash greensand * potash kettle * potash-lime * potash-mica * potash-water * silicate of potash * stannate of potash * stannite of potash * sulfate of potash, sulphate of potash * sulfurated potash, sulphurated potash

    Related terms

    * potass * potassa * potassium

    References

    * Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/?art=art0001]

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