• Potassium

    Pronunciation

    Origin

    From potassa ("potash") + -ium.

    Full definition of potassium

    Noun

    potassium

    (uncountable)
    1. 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.

    Derived terms

    terms derived from "potassium"
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