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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
potassium /pəˈtasɪəm/

▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 19, a soft silvery-white reactive metal of the alkali-metal group. (Symbol: K)

– derivatives
potassic adjective.

– origin C19: from potash + -ium.

'potassium' also found in these Oxford entries:

acid salt - alkalic - alkali feldspar - alkali metal - alum - bromide - carnallite - carnotite - caustic potash - gelignite - hypokalaemia - K - kainite - lye - microcline - NiCad - nitre - orthoclase - pearl ash - potash - potassium hydroxide - saleratus - saltpetre - Seidlitz powder - soft soap - tartar - tartar emetic - water glass

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