pot.ash

potash的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈpɔtˌæʃ]
KK音标发音： [ˈpɑtˌæʃ]

potash的词性：
n.（名词）

1. See potassium carbonate
参见 potassium carbonate

2. See potassium hydroxide
参见 potassium hydroxide

3. Any of several compounds containing potassium, especially soluble compounds such as potassium oxide, potassium chloride, and various potassium sulfates, used chiefly in fertilizers.
钾盐：一种含钾的化合物，尤指如下可溶性化合物：氧化钾、氟化钾以及各种硫酸钾。这些化合物主要用于化肥中

potash的词源：

4. Sing. of obsolete pot ashes
废语 pot ashes的单数

5. translated from obsolete Dutch potaschen [from the fact that this substance was originally obtained by leaching wood ashes and evaporating the leach in a pot]
由 已废荷兰语 potaschen翻译而来 [其得名原因是因为这种物质最初是通过过滤木灰然后将木灰放在锅中进行蒸发而得的]