"potassium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈtæsiəm/ Audio: en-us-potassium.ogg [US] Forms: potassium [singular], – [plural]
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  1. Potassium is a soft, silvery metal that is never found unbound in nature. It has a symbol K and an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is taken from the Latin kalium.
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