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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | atomic_number_19 K | |
| Related terms: | metallic_element seawater langbeinite kainite sylvite carnallite | |
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