potash

noun

pot·​ash ˈpät-ˌash How to pronounce potash (audio)
1
: potassium carbonate especially from wood ashes
2
: potassium or a potassium compound especially as used in agriculture or industry

Examples of potash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The company’s major development project, the Jansen potash mine in Canada reached 38% complete with first production expected around the end of 2026. Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 Rybolovlev, 57, who has a net worth of $11.5 billion, made his fortune in the potash industry, selling two fertilizer producers for more than $7 billion in 2010 and 2011. Chris Dolmetsch, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024 Ogden's 55,000-acre solar evaporation pond complex produces salt, sulfate of potash and magnesium chloride from the Great Salt Lake. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023 The German chemical company and potash supplier’s third-quarter earnings dropped around 98% year over year because of weak potash prices, Citi says. WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023 From 2012 to 2022, oil companies have drilled roughly 2,000 wells in the potash area. Collin Eaton, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2022 Soft rock mining for potash, some uranium and probably limestone will certainly continue, with open pit, long wall, short wall, room and pillar and other techniques applied. Michael Barnard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 Heywood Yu/Bloomberg News Nutrien has temporarily curtailed its potash production in Saskatchewan as striking workers at the Port of Vancouver limit export capacity. Adriano Marchese, WSJ, 11 July 2023 That investment will transform it into one of the world’s largest potash mines, doubling annual production capacity to roughly 8.5 million metric tons, said Mike Henry, BHP’s chief executive. Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

singular of pot ashes

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of potash was in 1668

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“Potash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potash. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

potash

noun
pot·​ash ˈpät-ˌash How to pronounce potash (audio)
: potassium or a potassium compound

Medical Definition

potash

noun
pot·​ash ˈpät-ˌash How to pronounce potash (audio)
1
a
: potassium carbonate especially from wood ashes
2
: potassium or a potassium compound especially as used in agriculture or industry

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