A technical dictionary of printmaking, André
Béguin.
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Potash
This word originally applied to
potassium carbonate recovered from wood ashes. It is now
used in trade in connections with any material containing the element
potassium, irrespective
of its composition, the potash value being expressed as the equivalent amount of the
oxide K2O.
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