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Meaning of "potassium" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POTASSIUM

New Latin potassa potash.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POTASSIUM

potassium  [pəˈtæsɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POTASSIUM

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Potassium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POTASSIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

potassium

Potassium

Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K and atomic number 19. Elemental potassium is a soft silvery-white alkali metal that oxidizes rapidly in air and is very reactive with water, generating sufficient heat to ignite the hydrogen emitted in the reaction and burning with a lilac flame. Naturally occurring potassium is composed of three isotopes, one of which, 40K, is radioactive. Traces of this isotope are found in all potassium making it the most common radioactive element in the human body and in many biological materials, as well as in common building substances such as concrete. Because potassium and sodium are chemically very similar, their salts were not at first differentiated. The existence of multiple elements in their salts was suspected in 1702, and this was proven in 1807 when potassium and sodium were individually isolated from different salts by electrolysis. Potassium in nature occurs only in ionic salts. As such, it is found dissolved in seawater, and is part of many minerals. Most industrial chemical applications of potassium employ the relatively high solubility in water of potassium compounds, such as potassium soaps.

Definition of potassium in the English dictionary

The definition of potassium in the dictionary is a light silvery element of the alkali metal group that is highly reactive and rapidly oxidizes in air; occurs principally in carnallite and sylvite. It is used when alloyed with sodium as a cooling medium in nuclear reactors and its compounds are widely used, esp in fertilizers. Symbol: K; atomic no: 19; atomic wt: 39.0983; valency: 1; relative density: 0.862; melting pt: 63.71°C; boiling pt: 759°C.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POTASSIUM


aecium
ˈiːsɪəm
americium
ˌæməˈrɪsɪəm
androecium
ænˈdriːsɪəm
apothecium
ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəm
axiom
ˈæksɪəm
calcium
ˈkælsɪəm
coliseum
ˌkɒlɪˈsɪəm
colosseum
ˌkɒləˈsɪəm
copernicium
ˌkəʊpəˈnɪsɪəm
dysprosium
dɪsˈprəʊsɪəm
francium
ˈfrænsɪəm
gynoecium
dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm
hassium
ˈhæsɪəm
lawrencium
lɒˈrɛnsɪəm
lyceum
laɪˈsɪəm
paramaecium
ˌpærəˈmiːsɪəm
paramecium
ˌpærəˈmiːsɪəm
perithecium
ˌpɛrɪˈθiːsɪəm
Piscium
ˈpaɪsɪəm
silicium
sɪˈlɪsɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POTASSIUM

potash
potash alum
potassa
potassic
potassium bitartrate
potassium bromide
potassium carbonate
potassium chlorate
potassium chloride
potassium cyanide
potassium dichromate
potassium ferrocyanide
potassium hexacyanoferrate (II)
potassium hydrogen tartrate
potassium hydroxide
potassium manganate(VII)
potassium nitrate
potassium permanganate
potassium sulphate
potassium-argon dating

WORDS THAT END LIKE POTASSIUM

Brundisium
caesium
cesium
dichasium
Elysium
epimysium
gymnasium
indusium
magnesium
monochasium
Novaesium
perimysium
pleiochasium
polychasium
progymnasium
symposium

Synonyms and antonyms of potassium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «potassium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POTASSIUM

Find out the translation of potassium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of potassium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «potassium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

potasio
570 millions of speakers

English

potassium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पोटेशियम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البوتاسيوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

калия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

potássio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পটাসিয়াম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

potassium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

potasium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kalium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カリウム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포타슘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kali
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொட்டாசியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोटॅशियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

potasyum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

potassio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

potasu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

калію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

potasiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kalium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kalium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kalium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of potassium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POTASSIUM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about potassium

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4 QUOTES WITH «POTASSIUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word potassium.
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Garik Israelian
Connection between life and radioactive nuclei is straightforward. No life without tectonic activity, without volcanic activity. And we know very well that geothermal energy is mostly produced by decay of uranium, thorium, and potassium.
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Alfred Kastler
We should note that this latter type of shift was successfully amplified to a considerable extent by Russian physicists using the intense light of a ruby laser whose wavelength is close to that of a transition of the potassium atom.
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Michael Moss
Companies are experimenting with replacing sodium chloride with potassium chloride, because most of the health problems come from sodium. It works for some products, but if you diminish the amount of sodium, people want sugar and fat instead.
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Kary Mullis
You can't ask your pharmacist to stock larger quantities of potassium nitrate because you want to make a bigger rocket.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POTASSIUM»

Discover the use of potassium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to potassium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Potassium
Describes the characteristics, sources, and uses of the element potassium.
Chris Woodford, 2002
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Potassium
Explains the characteristics of potassium, where it is found, how it is used by humans, and its relationship to other elements found in the periodic table.
Greg Roza, 2007
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Potassium
Presents the basic concepts of potassium, an element that never exists in nature in its free state, but that is required in all plant and animal life and plays an important role in industry.
Jean F. Blashfield, 2001
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The Alkali Metals: Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, ...
Explains the characteristics of alkali metals, where they are found, how they are used by humans, and their relationship to other elements found in the periodic table.
Kristi Lew, 2009
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Water Softening with Potassium Chloride: Process, Health, ...
This is a key reference for professional water treatment specialists, environmental science researchers, and others.
Rod McEachern, William Wist, Jay H. Lehr, 2009
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Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, ...
This book will be an invaluable reference for nutritionists, nutrition researchers, and food manufacturers.
Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, Panel on Dietary Reference Intakes for Electrolytes and Water, Food and Nutrition Board, 2005
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Potassium Ion Channels: Molecular Structure, Function, and ...
This book is the first to focus on potassium ion channels and covers the recent remarkable progress made in research on these proteins. Many diseases are caused by the abnormalities of potassium ion channels.
‎1999
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Potassium: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
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Potassium Nutrition: In Heart Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, ...
This book will show you how to increase potassium in your diet, how to supplement it safely, and how it is regulated in the body. Potassium physiology is extremely complicated but the nutrition and supplementation is simple.
Charls Weber, 2011
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The ICU Book
Serum. Potassium. The relationship between changes in total body potassium and changes in serum potassium is curvilinear, as shown in Figure 33.2 (4,5).The slopeofthecurve decreases on the “deficit” side of the graph, indicating that the ...
Paul L. Marino, Kenneth M. Sutin, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POTASSIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term potassium is used in the context of the following news items.
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PA Department of Health to provide free potassium iodide
The Department of Health is distributing free potassium iodide tablets to Pennsylvanians who are within 10 miles of one of the state's five ... «The Intelligencer, Jul 15»
2
Potassium deficiency in cotton
This is particularly true for nitrogen and potassium. As such, several calls have came in over the past couple of weeks regarding the ... «agprofessional.com, Jul 15»
3
10 Superfoods That Can Help You Achieve More Restful Sleep
Delicious, savory mushrooms boost your sleep with high levels of vitamin D, selenium and potassium. One-half cup of cooked mushrooms ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Potassium iodide tablets to be distributed
Potassium iodide tablets help protect the thyroid gland against radioactive iodine during a nuclear emergency. Below are the locations where ... «The Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Department of Health distributing free Potassium Iodide to …
Harrisburg, PA —The Department of Health will offer free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets Thursday, August 6, to Pennsylvanians who are within ... «WTAE Pittsburgh, Jul 15»
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A low potassium can be dangerous
“A banana a day keeps your potassium okay,” is what most people believe. Bananas are helpful, but treating a low potassium may be more ... «Hiawatha World, Jul 15»
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New Drug Prevents Hyperkalemia Associated with Treatment for …
RAAS inhibitors are administered in these patients to slow down the progression of kidney diseases, but it can also elevate potassium levels ... «Diabetes In Control, Jul 15»
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Vesta's potassium-to-thorium ratio reveals hot origins
Potassium, a moderately volatile element, would have condensed at relatively low temperatures – about 700°C – to form potassium feldspar. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
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Patiromer Cuts Excess Serum Potassium
Patiromer reduced serum potassium levels across dose groups in patients with a varying severity of hyperkalemia, researchers said. «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
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Worldwide potassium hydrogen carbonate industry 2015-2020 …
For industry chain analysis, the report covers Potassium hydrogen carbonate upstream raw materials, equipment, downstream client survey, ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»

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