POTASSIUM: значение слова

acetate
ацетат калия

alum
алюминиевый квасцы

aluminate
хим. калий алюминиевокислый

aluminum sulfate
калийалюминийсульфат

arsenate
арсенат калия

bromide
бромид калия

бромистый калий

bromite
бромит калия

carbonate
карбонат калия

углекислый калий

chromate
хромат калия

cyanide
цианистый калий, цианид-калия

цианистый калий

dichromate
бихромат калия

glass
калийное стекло

hydride
гидрид калия

hydroxide
гидроксид калия, едкое кали

iodate
иодат калия

iodide
иодид калия

йодистый калий

ion engine
ионный (электростатический) ракетный двигатель на калии

nitrate
нитрат калия, калиевая селитра

калийная селитра

nitrite
азотистокислый калий

oxalate
моногидрат оксалата калия

permanganat
перманганат калия, марганцовокислый калий

persulfate
персульфат калия

noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: New Latin, from potassa potash, from English potash
Date: circa 1807
a silver-white soft light low-melting monovalent metallic element of the alkali metal group that occurs abundantly in nature especially combined in minerals

potassium bromide
noun
Date: 1869
a crystalline salt KBr with a saline taste that is used especially as a sedative and in photography

potassium carbonate
noun
Date: 1866
a white salt K 2 CO 3 that forms a strongly alkaline solution and is used in making glass and soap

potassium chlorate
noun
Date: 1869
a crystalline salt KClO 3 that is used as an oxidizing agent in matches, fireworks, and explosives

potassium chloride
noun
Date: 1869
a crystalline salt KCl occurring as a mineral and in natural waters and used especially as a fertilizer

potassium cyanide
noun
Date: 1869
a very poisonous crystalline salt KCN used especially in gold and silver extraction from ore

potassium dichromate
noun
Date: 1871
a soluble salt K 2 Cr 2 O 7 forming large orange-red crystals used especially in dyeing, in photography, and as an oxidizing agent

potassium hydroxide
noun
Date: 1869
a white deliquescent solid KOH that dissolves in water with much heat to form a strongly alkaline and caustic liquid and is used chiefly in making soap and as a reagent

potassium nitrate
noun
Date: 1869
a crystalline salt KNO 3 that occurs as a product of nitrification in arable soils, is a strong oxidizer, and is used especially in making gunpowder, as a fertilizer, and in medicine