|  potassium 
 
 a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group;
 oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water;
 is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite (Freq. 5)
 • Syn:
 K, atomic number 19
 • Hypernyms:
 metallic element, metal
 • Substance Holonyms:
 seawater, saltwater, brine, carnallite, kainite,
 langbeinite, sylvite, sylvine
 
 
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