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is obsolete spelling of lang=en.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.
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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