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Definition of potassium
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Potassium
(n.) An
Alkali
element,
occurring
abundantly
but
always
combined,
as in the
chloride,
sulphate,
carbonate,
or
silicate,
in the
minerals
sylvite,
kainite,
orthoclase,
muscovite,
etc.
Atomic
weight
39.0.
Symbol
K
(Kalium)..
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Rubidium
::
Rubidium
(n.) A rare
metallic
element.
It
occurs
quite
widely,
but in small
quantities,
and
always
combined.
It is
isolated
as a soft
yellowish
white
metal,
analogous
to
potassium
in most of its
properties.
Symbol
Rb.
Atomic
weight,
85.2..
Carnallite
::
Carnallite
(n.) A
hydrous
chloride
of
potassium
and
magnesium,
sometimes
found
associated
with
deposits
of rock
salt..
Iodide
::
Iodide
(n.) A
binary
compound
of
iodine,
or one which may be
regarded
as
binary;
as,
potassium
iodide..
Melanoscope
::
Melanoscope
(n.) An
instrument
containing
a
combination
of
colored
glasses
such that they
transmit
only red
light,
so that
objects
of other
colors,
as green
leaves,
appear
black when seen
through
it. It is used for
viewing
colored
flames,
to
detect
the
presence
of
potassium,
lithium,
etc., by the red light which they
emit..
Pottassic
::
Pottassic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
containing,
potassium..
Aurate
::
Aurate
(n.) A
combination
of auric acid with a base; as,
aurate
or
potassium..
Salicylic
::
Salicylic
(a.)
Pertaining
to,
derived
from, or
designating,
an acid
formerly
obtained
by
fusing
salicin
with
potassium
hydroxide,
and now made in large
quantities
from
phenol
(carbolic
acid) by the
action
of
carbon
dioxide
on
heated
sodium
phenolate.
It is a white
crystalline
substance.
It is used as an
antiseptic,
and in its salts in the
treatment
of
rheumatism.
Called
also
hydroxybenzoic
acid..
Metalloid
::
Metalloid
(n.)
Formerly,
the
metallic
base of a fixed
alkali,
or
alkaline
earth;
--
applied
by Sir H. Davy to
sodium,
potassium,
and some other
metallic
substances
whose
metallic
character
was
supposed
to be not well
defined..
Pearlash
::
Pearlash
(n.) A white
amorphous
or
granular
substance
which
consists
principally
of
potassium
carbonate,
and has a
strong
alkaline
reaction.
It is
obtained
by
lixiviating
wood
ashes,
and
evaporating
the lye, and has been an
important
source
of
potassium
compounds.
It is used in
making
soap,
glass,
etc..
Chlorate
::
Chlorate
(n.) A salt of
chloric
acid; as,
chlorate
of
potassium..
Tartarine
::
Tartarine
(n.)
Potassium
carbonate,
obtained
by the
incineration
of
tartar..
Saltpetre
::
Saltpetre
(n.)
Potassium
nitrate;
niter;
a white
crystalline
substance,
KNO3,
having
a
cooling
saline
taste,
obtained
by
leaching
from
certain
soils in which it is
produced
by the
process
of
nitrification
(see
Nitrification,
2). It is a
strong
oxidizer,
is the chief
constituent
of
gunpowder,
and is also used as an
antiseptic
in
curing
meat, and in
medicine
as a
diuretic,
diaphoretic,
and
refrigerant..
Stub
::
Stryphnic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
designating,
a
complex
nitrogenous
acid,
obtained
by the
action
of
acetic
acid and
potassium
nitrite
on uric acid, as a
yellow
crystalline
substance,
with a
bitter,
astringent
taste..
Hepar
::
Hepar (n.) Liver of
sulphur;
a
substance
of a
liver-brown
color,
sometimes
used in
medicine.
It is
formed
by
fusing
sulphur
with
carbonates
of the
alkalies
(esp.
potassium),
and
consists
essentially
of
alkaline
sulphides.
Called
also hepar
sulphuris
(/)..
Bichromate
::
Bichromate
(n.) A salt
containing
two parts of
chromic
acid to one of the other
ingredients;
as,
potassium
bichromate;
--
called
also
dichromate..
Kalium
::
Kalium
(n.)
Potassium;
-- so
called
by the
German
chemists.
Sym-
::
Sylvite
(n.)
Native
potassium
chloride.
Potassium
::
Potassium
(n.) An
Alkali
element,
occurring
abundantly
but
always
combined,
as in the
chloride,
sulphate,
carbonate,
or
silicate,
in the
minerals
sylvite,
kainite,
orthoclase,
muscovite,
etc.
Atomic
weight
39.0.
Symbol
K
(Kalium)..
Sinigrin
::
Sinigrin
(n.) A
glucoside
found in the seeds of black
mustard
(Brassica
nigra,
formerly
Sinapis
nigra)
It
resembles
sinalbin,
and
consists
of a
potassium
salt of
myronic
acid..
Stearic
::
Stearate
(n.) A salt of
stearic
acid; as,
ordinary
soap
consists
largely
of
sodium
or
potassium
stearates..
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