polverine

noun

pol·​ver·​ine

ˈpälvəˌrēn

plural -s

: a potash or pearl ash from the Levant used in making fine glass

Word History

Etymology

Italian polverino, from polvere dust, from Latin pulver-, pulvis dust

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