: a white salt K2CO3 that forms a strongly alkaline solution and is used in making glass and soap
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebBut also, at the end of the year, the company determines how much potassium carbonate each customer has produced and then pays them for however much money that comes to. Anne Field, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Specifically, after about two weeks or so of operation, while doing regular maintenance, technicians collect all the potassium hydroxide that has accumulated and recharge it with new chemicals to create potassium carbonate. Anne Field, Forbes, 26 May 2022 The leavening agent it's traditionally made with — potash, or pottasche in German, also known as potassium carbonate — requires time to do its thing. Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2021 While appearing to be a normal, attractive, vase, it can be broken to release the release a secret stash of potassium carbonate inside. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2019 An oxygen suppressant, potassium carbonate is internationally seen as a dry fire retardant. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2019 Once released, the Samsung-Cheil version of the potassium carbonate, which is colorless, quickly works to suppress nearby fire. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2019 The resulting solution of potassium carbonate is filtered and exposed to a slurry of calcium hydroxide.The Economist, 7 June 2018 Made from lye and wood ashes, or baker's ammonia, pearlash consisted mainly of potassium carbonate, which also produces carbon dioxide quickly and reliably. Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 20 June 2017 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
potassium carbonate
noun
: a white salt K2CO3 that forms a strongly alkaline solution and was formerly used as a systemic alkalizer and diuretic and that is now used chiefly in making glass and soap