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potassium

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Main Entry:
po·tas·si·um Listen to the pronunciation of potassium
Pronunciation:
\pə-ˈta-sē-əm\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
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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