bone ash
noun
: the white porous residue chiefly of tribasic calcium phosphate from bones calcined in air used especially in making pottery and glass and in cleaning jewelry
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Parsons said the bone ash method has been around for decades and is mainly for trace minerals and phosphorus, but the researchers developed an approach to measure calcium.
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Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
Historically, this material is made with china clay, china stone, and bone ash.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
Fish and Chips, the main plate, uses fish-bone ash in the clay body and potato peelings in the glazing.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022
The process of making bone ash is a bit complicated.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 June 2021
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Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
Historically, this material is made with china clay, china stone, and bone ash.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
Fish and Chips, the main plate, uses fish-bone ash in the clay body and potato peelings in the glazing.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022
The process of making bone ash is a bit complicated.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 June 2021
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“Bone ash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone%20ash. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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