Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element with atomic number 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983.

    We all need potassium, and green vegetables are a good source.

    Kalium

    ка́лийkálij

    ка́лійkálij

  2. (countable, usually)An atom of this element.

    This reaction substitutes a potassium for a sodium.

More definitions
  • 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

Examples

19 sentences
  1. Bananas are a good source of potassium.

    ruБананы — прекрасный источник калия.

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  2. We have potassium in our bodies.

    ruВ нашем теле содержится калий.

    deWir haben Kalium in unserem Körper.

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  3. Is it a good source of potassium?

    ruЭто хороший источник калия?

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  4. Bananas are an excellent source of potassium.

    ruБананы — прекрасный источник калия.

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  5. Figs contain a good amount of potassium.

    deFeigen enthalten viel Kalium.

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Translations

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Origin

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1807, from potassa (a Latinized form of potash)

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1807, from potassa (a Latinized form of potash) + -ium.

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Forms

plural: potassiums
Singularpotassium
Pluralpotassiums

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in 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:Katomic number 19

Word family

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See also

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