potassium

Definition of potassium

Nouns

a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
Synonyms:
K, atomic number 19
Type of:
metal, metallic element
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

Vocabulary Lists for potassium

Minerals »(772 words)
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  • acetate
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Elements »(109 words)
  • aluminium
  • americium
  • antimony
  • argon
  • arsenic

Yann Martel's Life of Pi »(139 words)
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hydrogen, helium, lithium »(28 words)
  • hydrogen
  • helium
  • lithium
  • beryllium
  • boron

Words that contain potassium

antimony potassium tartrate
 diclofenac potassium
 penicillin V potassium
 potassium acid carbonate
 potassium alum
 potassium-argon dating
 potassium bicarbonate
 potassium bitartrate
 potassium bromide
 potassium carbonate
 potassium chlorate
 potassium chloride
 potassium cyanide
 potassium dichromate
 potassium ferrocyanide
 potassium hydrogen carbonate
 potassium hydrogen tartrate
 potassium hydroxide
 potassium iodide