KOH

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Uses of KOH can include:

Chemistry:

• Potassium hydroxide, molecular formula "KOH"
  • A KOH test is a procedure in which potassium hydroxide is used to dissolve skin and reveal fungal cells under the microscope

Person's name:

• Ava Lyn Koh, one of the first movie stars of the Singapore film industry
• Dasmond Koh, Singaporean television compere and actor
• Harold Hongju Koh (born 1954), the Dean of the Yale Law School
• Howard Koh, Professor and Associate Dean at the Harvard School of Public Health
• Koh Buck Song, writer and communications consultant in Singapore
• Koh Okabe (born 1957), a Japanese photographer specializing in music photos
• Koh Se-kai (born 1934), political/historical scholar, a leader of the Taiwan independence movement
• Koh Tsu Koon (born 1949), Malaysian politician
• Sophie Koh (born 1979), an Australian based musician
• Terence Koh (born 1977), American artist
• Germaine Koh (born 1967), Malaysian-born Canadian artist

Place name:

• Daman-e-Koh, a hill at the north of Islamabad in the middle of Margalla Hills
• Koh-e-Murad, a shrine in Turbat, Baluchistan
• Koh Ker, an Angkorian site in northern Cambodia
• Pusht-e-Koh District, a district in Farah Province, Afghanistan
• Ras Koh, a foothill in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan
• Safed Koh (white mountain), a range of mountains on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border
• Shib Koh District, a district in Farah Province, Afghanistan

Initials or acronym:

• Koolatah (IATA code: KOH), city and airport in Queensland, Australia
• KOH-AM is a radio station call sign in Dayton, Nevada

Other:

• Knights of Honor a Computer game situated in medieval Europe
• Koh the Face Stealer, an evil spirit from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Battle of Koh Chang took place in January 1941 during the French-Thai War
• Koh-i-Noor, a 105 carat (21.6 g) diamond, once the largest known diamond in the world

[edit] See also

• Kou (which might be confused due to similar pronunciation)