POTASSIUM CARBONATE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to make glass and cleansing agents

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("potassium carbonate" is a kind of...):

carbonate (a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "potassium carbonate"):

pearl ash (an impure form of potassium carbonate)

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