nitrum — meaning in English

English meaning

• potash noun The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts).
• soda noun A sweet carbonated soft drink.

Senses

nitrum is used for these senses in English:

• potash The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts).
• soda (uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).
• soda ash Industrial-grade sodium carbonate.
• sodium carbonate (chemistry) A salt, in the form of a white powder, Na2CO3, formally derived from sodium hydroxide and carbonic acid.

potash — full definition

1. noun The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts).
2. noun Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".
3. noun A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)

soda — full definition

1. noun A sweet carbonated soft drink.
2. noun Sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate, used in cooking and cleaning.
3. noun Carbonated water, especially as used to make mixed drinks.