potassium
Pronunciation: /pəˈtæsiəm/
The English word “potassium” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
Etymology
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1807, from potassa (a Latinized form of potash) + -ium.
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More English words
- potassicsadanagaite
- potasside
- potassiferous
- potassion
- potassium acesulfame
- potassium aluminium sulfate
- potassium amide
- potassium antimonyl tartrate
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