potassium
Syllabification: (po·tas·si·um)
Pronunciation: /pəˈtasēəm/
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Definition of potassium
noun
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /-ˈtasik/
adjective
Origin:
early 19th century: Latinization of potash or earlier potass (from French potasse) by Sir Humphry Lowry, who first separated the element from potash