English > potassium: 1 sense > noun 1, substance| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | K, atomic number 19 |
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| Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
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| Substance of | carnallite | A white or reddish mineral consisting of hydrous chlorides / chlorides of potassium and magnesium |
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| kainite | A white mineral consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride |
| langbeinite | A mineral consisting of potassium magnesium double sulphate |
| seawater, saltwater, brine | water containing salts |
| sylvite, sylvine | A mineral consisting of native potassium chloride |
| Spanish | K, número atómico 19, potasio |
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| Catalan | K, número atòmic 19, potassi |
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