potassium carbonate

potassium carbonate
potassium carbonate n 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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[USP] a compound, K2CO3, used in pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing procedures.

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