potassium
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) 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.
- (countable, usually) A single atom of this element.
Translations
potassium
potassio
Kalium
potasio
potássio
kalium
κάλιο
potassi
potasyum
بوتاسيوم
kalium
qelyeFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pəˈtæsiəm/
Etymology
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1807, from potassa (a Latinized form of potash) + -ium.
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