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[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In German, we also have "Pottasche" as the trivial name of potassium carbonate

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[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago

And pot=pot, so potassium is 'from the ashpot' which was how kalium salts were extracted, by adding water to wood ash, then filtering and evaporating the water off.

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