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Phosphate vs Potash - What's the difference?

phosphate | potash |

In chemistry terms the difference between phosphate and potash

is that phosphate is any salt or ester of phosphoric acid while potash is an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts.

As a verb phosphate

is to treat or coat with a phosphate or with phosphoric acid.

phosphate

English

(wikipedia phosphate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
  • (US, regional, dated) A carbonated soft drink sweetened with fruit syrup and with some phosphoric acid.
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    • Derived terms

    * ammonium phosphate * cadmium phosphate * calcium dihydrogen phosphate * calcium phosphate * diammonium phosphate * dihydrogen phosphate * diphosphate * disodium phosphate * ferric phosphate * ferrous phosphate * fluophosphate * fluorophosphate * high energy phosphate * hydrogen phosphate * hypophosphate * inorganic phosphate * inositol phosphate * iron phosphate * metaphosphate * monocalcium phosphate * monophosphate * monopotassium phosphate * organphosphate * orthophosphate * phosphagen * phosphataemia, phosphatemia * phosphatase * phosphate bond * phosphated * phosphate glass * phosphate island * phosphate rock * phosphatic * phosphatide * phosphaturia * potassium titanyl phosphate * pyrophosphate * silicophosphate * sodium dithiophosphate * sodium hexametaphosphate * sodium monofluorophosphate * sodium phosphate * sodium phosphate tribasic * sodium trimetaphosphate * sodium tripolyphosphate * superphosphate * thiophosphate * tricalcium phosphate * triphosphate * trisodium phosphate * trisodium phosphate * trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate * uranium phosphate * uranyl phosphate * vanadious phosphate

    Verb

    (phosphat)
  • To treat or coat with a or with phosphoric acid

    • 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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