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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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Vitriolated
::
Vitriolated
(a.)
Changed
into a
vitriol
or a
sulphate,
or
subjected
to the
action
of
sulphuric
acid or of a
sulphate;
as,
vitriolated
potash,
i. e.,
potassium
sulphate..
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..
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..
Chromium
::
Chromium
(n.) A
comparatively
rare
element
occurring
most
abundantly
in the
mineral
chromite.
Atomic
weight
52.5.
Symbol
Cr. When
isolated
it is a hard,
brittle,
grayish
white
metal,
fusible
with
difficulty.
Its chief
commercial
importance
is for its
compounds,
as
potassium
chromate,
lead
chromate,
etc., which are
brilliantly
colored
and are used
dyeing
and
calico
printing.
Called
also
chrome..
Kalium
::
Kalium
(n.)
Potassium;
-- so
called
by the
German
chemists.
Nesslerize
::
Nesslerize
(v. t.) To treat or test, as a
liquid,
with a
solution
of
mercuric
iodide
in
potassium
iodide
and
potassium
hydroxide,
which is
called
Nessler's
solution
or
Nessler's
test, and is used to
detect
the
presence
of
ammonia..
Flint Glass
::
Flint glass () A soft,
heavy,
brilliant
glass,
consisting
essentially
of a
silicate
of lead and
potassium.
It is used for
tableware,
and for
optical
instruments,
as
prisms,
its
density
giving
a high
degree
of
dispersive
power;
-- so
called,
because
formerly
the
silica
was
obtained
from
pulverized
flints.
Called
also
crystal
glass.
Cf.
Glass..
Potassa
::
Potassa
(n.)
Potassium
oxide.
Haloxyline
::
Haloxyline
(n.) An
explosive
mixture,
consisting
of
sawdust,
charcoal,
niter,
and
ferrocyanide
of
potassium,
used as a
substitute
for
gunpowder..
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..
Carboxide
::
Carboxide
(n.) A
compound
of
carbon
and
oxygen,
as
carbonyl,
with some
element
or
radical;
as,
potassium
carboxide..
Chlorate
::
Chlorate
(n.) A salt of
chloric
acid; as,
chlorate
of
potassium..
Stearic
::
Stearate
(n.) A salt of
stearic
acid; as,
ordinary
soap
consists
largely
of
sodium
or
potassium
stearates..
Potash
::
Potash
(n.) The
hydroxide
of
potassium
hydrate,
a hard white
brittle
substance,
KOH,
having
strong
caustic
and
alkaline
properties;
-- hence
called
also
caustic
potash..
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..
Fowler''s Solution
::
Fowler's
solution
() An
aqueous
solution
of
arsenite
of
potassium,
of such
strength
that one
hundred
parts
represent
one part of
arsenious
acid, or white
arsenic;
-- named from
Fowler,
an
English
physician
who first
brought
it into use..
Match
::
Match (n.)
Anything
used for
catching
and
retaining
or
communicating
fire, made of some
substance
which takes fire
readily,
or
remains
burning
some time; esp., a small strip or
splint
of wood
dipped
at one end in a
substance
which can be
easily
ignited
by
friction,
as a
preparation
of
phosphorus
or
chlorate
of
potassium..
Lye
::
Lye (n.) A
strong
caustic
alkaline
solution
of
potassium
salts,
obtained
by
leaching
wood
ashes.
It is much used in
making
soap, etc..
Potassamide
::
Potassamide
(n.) A
yellowish
brown
substance
obtained
by
heating
potassium
in
ammonia.
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..
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