potassium carbonate

noun

: a white salt K2CO3 that forms a strongly alkaline solution and is used in making glass and soap

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After boiling the ore in a solution of potassium carbonate, Vauquelin found that a solid compound formed in a yellow-colored acid. Stephanie Demarco, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2021 And tests on the white powder found in his home later identified it as potassium carbonate, not cyanide. Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022

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First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of potassium carbonate was in 1866

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“Potassium carbonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potassium%20carbonate. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

potassium carbonate

noun
: a white salt K2CO3 that forms a strongly alkaline solution and was formerly used as a systemic alkalizer and diuretic and that is now used chiefly in making glass and soap

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