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Hydromica :: Hydromica (n.) A variety of potash mica containing water. It is less elastic than ordinary muscovite.

Cyanogen :: Cyanogen (n.) A colorless, inflammable, poisonous gas, C2N2, with a peach-blossom odor, so called from its tendency to form blue compounds; obtained by heating ammonium oxalate, mercuric cyanide, etc. It is obtained in combination, forming an alkaline cyanide when nitrogen or a nitrogenous compound is strongly ignited with carbon and soda or potash. It conducts itself like a member of the halogen group of elements, and shows a tendency to form complex compounds. The name is also applied to the u

Blanchimeter :: Blanchimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime and potash; a chlorometer.

Lithia :: Lithia (n.) The oxide of lithium; a strong alkaline caustic similar to potash and soda, but weaker. See Lithium..

Inunction :: Inunction (n.) The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed..

Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit..

Potashes :: Potashes (n. pl.) Potash.

Margarodite :: Margarodite (n.) A hidrous potash mica related to muscovite.

Blacksalter :: Blacksalter (n.) One who makes crude potash, or black salts..

Alkali :: Alkali (n.) Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc..

Potash :: Potash (n.) The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; -- hence called also caustic potash..

Clavellated :: Clavellated (a.) Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been obtained from billets of wood by burning..

Vienna Paste :: Vienna paste () A caustic application made up of equal parts of caustic potash and quicklime; -- called also Vienna caustic.

Paragonite :: Paragonite (n.) A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite schist of the Alps..

Pyrophorus :: Pyrophorus (n.) Any one of several substances or mixtures which phosphoresce or ignite spontaneously on exposure to air, as a heated mixture of alum, potash, and charcoal, or a mixture of charcoal and finely divided lead..

Black Salts :: Black salts () Crude potash.

Roscoelite :: Roscoelite (n.) A green micaceous mineral occurring in minute scales. It is essentially a silicate of aluminia and potash containing vanadium.

Gismondite :: Gismondite (n.) A native hydrated silicate of alumina, lime, and potash, first noticed near Rome..

Causticily :: Causticily (n.) The quality of being caustic; corrosiveness; as, the causticity of potash..

Polverine :: Polverine (n.) Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought from the Levant and Syria, -- used in the manufacture of fine glass..

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