potassa

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch potasch (“potash”). Doublet of potash. === Noun === potassa (uncountable) (obsolete) The chemical compound potassium hydroxide. ==== Synonyms ==== caustic potash potash lye ==== Derived terms ==== potassium ==== References ==== potassa and potassium in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition. === Anagrams === asposta, sapotas == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Pottasche. Cognate with English potash. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced? Particularly: “More likely from French "potasse", just like Spanish "potasa"”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [puˈta.sə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [poˈta.sə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [poˈta.sa] Rhymes: -asa === Noun === potassa f (uncountable) potash === Further reading === “potassa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Finnish == === Noun === potassa inessive singular of potta === Anagrams === tapossa == French == === Pronunciation === Homophones: potassas, potassât === Verb === potassa third-person singular past historic of potasser == Italian == === Noun === potassa f (plural potasse) potash; potassium carbonate === Anagrams === passato, pastosa, sposata