Definition of Potassium. Meaning of Potassium. Synonyms of Potassium

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Definition of Potassium

Potassium
Potassium Po*tas"si*um, n. [NL. See Potassa, Potash.] (Chem.) An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined, as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc. Atomic weight 39.0. Symbol K (Kalium). Note: It is reduced from the carbonate as a soft white metal, lighter than water, which oxidizes with the greatest readiness, and, to be preserved, must be kept under liquid hydrocarbons, as naphtha or kerosene. Its compounds are very important, being used in glass making, soap making, in fertilizers, and in many drugs and chemicals. Potassium permanganate, the salt KMnO4, crystallizing in dark red prisms having a greenish surface color, and dissolving in water with a beautiful purple red color; -- used as an oxidizer and disinfectant. The name chameleon mineral is applied to this salt and also to potassium manganate. Potassium bitartrate. See Cream of tartar, under Cream.

Meaning of Potassium from wikipedia

- Pot****ium is a chemical element; it has symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number 19. It is a silvery white metal that is soft enough to easily...
- Pot****ium chloride (KCl, or pot****ium salt) is a metal halide salt composed of pot****ium and chlorine. It is odorless and has a white or colorless vitreous...
- Pot****ium nitrate is a chemical compound with a sharp, salty, bitter taste and the chemical formula KNO 3. It is an ionic salt of pot****ium ions K+ and...
- Pot****ium iodide is a chemical compound, medication, and dietary supplement. It is a medication used for treating hyperthyroidism, in radiation emergencies...
- Pot****ium sorbate is the pot****ium salt of sorbic acid, chemical formula CH3CH=CH−CH=CH−CO2K. It is a white salt that is very soluble in water (58.2% at...
- Pot****ium permanganate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KMnO4. It is a purplish-black crystalline salt, that dissolves in water as K+...
- Pot****ium cyanide is a compound with the formula KCN. It is a colorless salt, similar in appearance to sugar, that is highly soluble in water. Most KCN...
- Pot****ium sulfate (US) or pot****ium sulphate (UK), also called sulphate of potash (SOP), arcanite, or archaically potash of sulfur, is the inorganic compound...
- Pot****ium bitartrate, also known as pot****ium hydrogen tartrate, with formula KC4H5O6, is a chemical compound with a number of uses. It is the pot****ium...
- Pot****ium chlorate is a compound containing pot****ium, chlorine and oxygen, with the molecular formula KClO3. In its pure form, it is a white crystalline...