how to pronounce potassium
/pəˈtæs.i.əm/
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potassium is pronounced in four syllables
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An example use of potassium in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… gypsum potassium and magnesium …”
meaning of potassium
Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K and atomic number 19. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal that is found in nature only in compounds.
potassium frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR
the word potassium occurs in english on average 3.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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