potassium
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - IPA(key): /pəˈtæsiəm/
Noun
potassium (usually uncountable, plural potassiums)
- A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
Derived terms
Terms derived from potassium
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Related terms
Translations
the chemical element
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References
- Potassa and Potassium in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
See also
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔ.ta.sjɔm/
Audio (file)
Noun
potassium m (uncountable)
Descendants
- Lingala: potasu
Further reading
- “potassium” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
potassium (uncountable)
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