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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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Rhodizonic
::
Rhodizonic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
designating,
a
colorless
crystalline
substance
(called
rhodizonic
acid, and
carboxylic
acid)
obtained
from
potassium
carboxide
and from
certain
quinones.
It forms
brilliant
red,
yellow,
and
purple
salts..
Mercaptide
::
Mercaptide
(n.) A
compound
of
mercaptan
formed
by
replacing
its
sulphur
hydrogen
by a
metal;
as,
potassium
mercaptide,
C2H5SK..
Strata
::
Strass
(n.) A
brilliant
glass,
used in the
manufacture
of
artificial
paste gems, which
consists
essentially
of a
complex
borosilicate
of lead and
potassium.
Cf.
Glass..
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
(/)..
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..
Sym-
::
Sylvite
(n.)
Native
potassium
chloride.
Vichy Water
::
Vichy water () A
mineral
water found at
Vichy,
France.
It is
essentially
an
effervescent
solution
of
sodium,
calcium,
and
magnetism
carbonates,
with
sodium
and
potassium
chlorides;
also, by
extension,
any
artificial
or
natural
water
resembling
in
composition
the Vichy water
proper.
Called
also,
colloquially,
Vichy..
Chlorate
::
Chlorate
(n.) A salt of
chloric
acid; as,
chlorate
of
potassium..
Abraum Salts
::
Abraum
salts (n.) A red ocher used to
darken
mahogany
and for
making
chloride
of
potassium.
Potassa
::
Potassa
(n.)
Potassium
oxide.
Apophyllite
::
Apophyllite
(n.) A
mineral
relating
to the
zeolites,
usually
occurring
in
square
prisms
or
octahedrons
with
pearly
luster
on the
cleavage
surface.
It is a
hydrous
silicate
of
calcium
and
potassium..
Subpeduncular
::
Suboxide
(n.) An oxide
containing
a
relatively
small
amount
of
oxygen,
and less than the
normal
proportion;
as,
potassium
suboxide,
K4O..
Bichromatize
::
Bichromatize
(v. t.) To
combine
or treat with a
bichromate,
esp. with
bichromate
of
potassium;
as,
bichromatized
gelatine..
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..
Nitre
::
Nitre (n.) A white
crystalline
semitransparent
salt;
potassium
nitrate;
saltpeter.
See
Saltpeter.
Persulphocyanogen
::
Persulphocyanogen
(n.) An
orange-yellow
substance,
produced
by the
action
of
chlorine
or
boiling
dilute
nitric
acid and
sulphocyanate
of
potassium;
--
called
also
pseudosulphocyanogen,
perthiocyanogen,
and
formerly
sulphocyanogen..
Euchlorine
::
Euchlorine
(n.) A
yellow
or
greenish
yellow
gas, first
prepared
by Davy,
evolved
from
potassium
chlorate
and
hydrochloric
acid. It is
supposed
to
consist
of
chlorine
tetroxide
with some free
chlorine..
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..
Iodide
::
Iodide
(n.) A
binary
compound
of
iodine,
or one which may be
regarded
as
binary;
as,
potassium
iodide..
Potash
::
Potash
(n.) The
impure
potassium
carbonate
obtained
by
leaching
wood
ashes,
either
as a
strong
solution
(lye),
or as a white
crystalline
(pearlash)..
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