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Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Science - Botany | |||||||
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5 +1 | clavellated ashes |
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3 | soda/chalk ashes |
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soda/chalk ashes Explanation: carbonated potassium Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.genchem.com/product-information.asp Reference: http://www.hiddenvalleyhibiscus.com/botany/potassium.htm |
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clavellated ashes Explanation: *Definition of CLAVELLATED: old chemistry : made of the dried and burned lees or dregs of wine or vegetable matter <clavellated ashes>* -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2015-09-02 06:59:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://distillatio.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/278/ About Potassium hydroxide (potash): "It is prepared in this manner: take a large quantity of putrid oaken ashes, or better clavellated (apparently these are burnt lees or dregs of wine) ashes..." Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clavellated |
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