wood ash

  • 11Wood pellet — Wood pellets are a type of wood fuel, generally made from compacted sawdust. They are usually produced as a byproduct of sawmilling and other wood transformation activities. The pellets are extremely dense and can be produced with a low humidity… …

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  • 12ash|en — ash|en1 «ASH uhn», adjective. 1. a) like ashes; of the color of ashes. b) Figurative. pale; pallid: »an ashen face. 2. of ashes. ╂[< ash1 + en2] ash|en2 «ASH uhn», adjective …

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  • 13ash — [ æʃ ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the gray powder that remains after something has burned: cigarette ash All that remained of the fire was a pile of ashes. 2. ) ash or ash tree count a tree with a smooth gray BARK (=substance that covers its… …

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  • 14ash — ash, cinders, clinkers, embers mean the remains of combustible material after it has been destroyed by fire. Ash, especially as the plural ashes, implies perfect combustion and a powdery residue consisting only of incombustible and thoroughly… …

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  • 15ash — [æʃ] n [Sense: 1 2; Origin: Old English asce] [Sense: 3; Origin: Old English Asc] 1.) [U and C] the soft grey powder that remains after something has been burned ▪ cigarette ash ▪ The house burnt to ashes. 2.) ashes …

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  • 16ash — Ⅰ. ash [1] ► NOUN 1) the powder remaining after something has been burned. 2) (ashes) the remains of a human body after cremation. 3) (the Ashes) a cricket trophy awarded for winning a test match series between England and Australia. [ORIGIN:… …

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  • 17ash-leach — ashˈ leach noun A tub in which alkaline salts are dissolved from wood ashes • • • Main Entry: ↑ash …

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  • 18Ash tree — Taxobox image width = 240px image caption = European Ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Oleaceae genus = Fraxinus genus authority = L. [cite web url=http://www.ars …

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  • 19ash — ash1 ashiness, n. ashless, adj. /ash/, n. 1. the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning. 2. Also called volcanic ash. Geol. finely pulverized lava thrown out by a volcano in eruption. 3. a light, silvery gray color …

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  • 20Mountain ash — Ash Ash ([a^]sh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. [ae]sc; akin to OHG. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as… …

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