potassium
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
potassiumfrom English potassium, a word created by the English chemist Humphrey Davy from the English potash, potass ('potash') accompanied by the suffix -ium (to designate a metal). Potash comes from the German pottasche ('potash', literally 'ashes in a pot'), formed from the words pott ('pot') and asche ('ash'), because potash (potassium carbonate) was obtained after processing plant ashes: they were first soaked in water and then, after filtration and evaporation in pots, it was obtained as a solid residue.
Definitions
- chimie physique
Plural
potassiums
Hyperonyms
Translations
german:Kalium
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korean:칼륨
danish:kalium
spanish:potasio
finnish:kalium
greek:κάλιο
italian:potassio'%20transform='translate(88%20-32)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-128%2032h720v480h-720z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cx='523.1'%20cy='344.1'%20r='194.9'%20fill='%23bc002d'%20transform='translate(-168.4%208.6)scale(.76554)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
japanese:カリウム
dutch:kalium
polish:potas
portuguese:potássio
russian:калий
swedish:kalium
turkish:potasyum
ukrainian:калій
See also
potassiums (cn.)