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potassium hydroxide


potassium hydroxide

noun

Definition of POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

: a white deliquescent solid KOH that dissolves in water with much heat to form a strongly alkaline and caustic liquid and is used chiefly in making soap and as a reagent
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First Known Use of POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE

1869

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