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potassium

/pəˈtæsiəm/ noun B2
  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. (uncountable) · We all need potassium, and green vegetables are a good source.
  2. An atom of this element. (countable) · This reaction substitutes a potassium for a sodium.

Plural potassiums

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