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potassium

noun

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…

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Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
M
Contains
OT
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B1

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pəˈtæsiəm

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noun

  1. 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

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