Medical Dictionary
potassium hydroxide
noun
Medical Definition of POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
: a white deliquescent solid KOH that dissolves in water with much heat to form a strongly alkaline liquid and that is used as a powerful caustic and in the making of pharmaceuticals—called also caustic potash
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