Noun: potassium pu'ta-see-um
- 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
"Potassium is an important electrolyte in the human body";
- K, atomic number 19
Derived forms: potassiums
Type of: metal, metallic element
Part of: brine, carnallite, kainite, langbeinite, saltwater, seawater, sylvine, sylvite
Encyclopedia: Potassium