potassium

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n. 钾 [化] 钾K

发音

US /pəˈtæsiəm/
IN /pɵˈʈæʃɪəm/

词形变化

potassiums 复数 potassiums

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element with atomic number 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983.

    不可数

    We all need potassium, and green vegetables are a good source.

  2. 2.

    A single atom of this element.

    可数 不可数

    This reaction substitutes a potassium for a sodium.

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词源

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1807, from potassa (a Latinized form of potash) + -ium.

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