potassium
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potassium
- /pəˈtæsiəm/
Where it comes from
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1807, from potassa (a Latinized form of potash) + -ium.
noun potassiums
- A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element with atomic number 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. We all need potassium, and green vegetables are a good source.
- An atom of this element. This reaction substitutes a potassium for a sodium.
Similar: kalium
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: k, potash, ferricyanide, chloride, iodide, bromate, permanganate, bichromate, chlorate, sorbate, clavulanate, kalium, pearlash, lye, potassa, nutrient
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Similar: kalium
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noun the chemical element
| Español | potasio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 칼륨 kallyum, 칼리 kalli, 포타슘 potasyum, 가리 gari |
| 日本語 | カリウム kariumu |
| 中文 | 鉀 /钾 jiǎ |
| हिन्दी | दहातु dahātu, पोटैशियम poṭaiśiyam, उखाभस्मज ukhābhasmaj |
| Kiswahili | potasiamu |
| Português | potássio |
| Français | potassium |
| Deutsch | Kalium |
| Italiano | potassio |
| Ελληνικά | κάλιο kálio |
| Română | potasiu, kaliu |
| Русский | ка́лий kálij |
| Tiếng Việt | kali |
| العربية | بُوتَاسِيُوم būtāsiyūm |
| עברית | אַשְׁלְגָן ashlegán |
Talk about this word "potassium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/potassium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. potassium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/potassium "potassium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/potassium.Cite this
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title = {potassium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/potassium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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