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Webster 1913 Edition

(klăv′ĕl-lā′tĕd)

Adj.

[Cf. LL. cineres

clavelatti

ashes of burnt lees or dregs of wine, F.

clavel

an inferior sort of soda, E.

clavate

(Old Chem.)

Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been obtained from billets of wood by burning.

[Obs.]

Adj.

Clavellated ashes, potash and pearlash.

clavellated ‎(not comparable)

(chemistry, obsolete) Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been obtained from billets of wood by burning.