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- [puh-tas-ee-uh m]
- /pəˈtæs i əm/
- /pəˈtæs.i.əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-tas-ee-uh m]
- /pəˈtæs i əm/
Definitions of potassium word
- noun potassium a silvery-white metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in the air and whose compounds are used as fertilizer and in special hard glasses. Symbol: K; atomic weight: 39.102; atomic number: 19; specific gravity: 0.86 at 20°C. 1
- noun potassium element: nutrient 1
- uncountable noun potassium Potassium is a soft silvery-white chemical element, which occurs mainly in compounds. These compounds are used in making such things as glass, soap, and fertilizers. 0
- noun potassium a light silvery element of the alkali metal group that is highly reactive and rapidly oxidizes in air; occurs principally in carnallite and sylvite. It is used when alloyed with sodium as a cooling medium in nuclear reactors and its compounds are widely used, esp in fertilizers. Symbol: K; atomic no: 19; atomic wt: 39.0983; valency: 1; relative density: 0.862; melting pt: 63.71°C; boiling pt: 759°C 0
- noun potassium a soft, silver-white, waxlike metallic chemical element, one of the alkali metals, that oxidizes rapidly when exposed to air: it occurs abundantly in nature in the form of its salts, which are used in fertilizers, glass, etc.: symbol, K; at. no., 19 0
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Origin of potassium
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
From New Latin, dating back to 1800-10; See origin at potassa, -ium
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potassium popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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