potassium
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English
9 letters
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Definitions
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
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/pʌtˈæsiːʌm/ · 4 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural potassiums
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Crossword clues
- “Chemical element with symbol K” wd-fact
Anagrams
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