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POTASSA

\pˈɒtasə], \pˈɒtasə], \p_ˈɒ_t_a_s_ə]\

Definitions of POTASSA

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Hydrated protoxide of potassium, used to destroy tissues.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Latinized form of POTASH.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Caustic potash.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

See potash.
Of the U. S. Ph., 1890, caustic potash (potassium hydroxid). It corresponds to the potassa caustica of the Br. Ph.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. Pure potash or protoxide of potassium.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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