potassium (n)
K (n)
atomic number 19 (n)

n14650807

type n
lex_filenum 27
def a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group
def oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water
def is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
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Hypernym metallic element, metal
Substance holonym seawater, saltwater, brine; carnallite; kainite; langbeinite; sylvite, sylvine
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Hyponym metallic element, metal
Substance meronym carnallite; kainite; langbeinite; seawater, saltwater, brine; sylvite, sylvine

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