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Definition of Potassium
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Atomic Number 19, K
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Carnallite, Kainite, Langbeinite, Brine, Saltwater, Seawater, Sylvine, Sylvite
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Carnallite, Kainite, Langbeinite, Brine, Saltwater, Seawater, Sylvine, Sylvite
Definition of Potassium
1. n. An Alkali element having atomic number 19, occurring abundantly but always combined, as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc. Atomic weight 39.1. Symbol K (Kalium).
Definition of Potassium
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Potassium
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