POTASSIUM


Meaning of POTASSIUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: p ə - ' ta-s ē - ə m

Function: noun

Usage: often attrib

Etymology: New Latin, from potassa potash, from English potash

Date: circa 1807

: a silver-white soft light low-melting monovalent metallic element of the alkali metal group that occurs abundantly in nature especially combined in minerals ― see ELEMENT table

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