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What does potassium mean?

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Noun
  1. A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.
  2. (countable) A single atom of this element.
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All fertilizer salts react the same way, whether they're potassium chloride, ammonium nitrate.
He should incorporate a salad, as the magnesium and potassium will help counteract the sodium.
Does one then need the potassium iodate tablets issued by the Irish Government for emergency use in the event of a nuclear accident?
A related salt, potassium iodate, is less bitter, and may stay down better in babies.
If a diuretic is used, potassium concentrations should be kept as close as possible to normal.
The patient also received six weeks of potassium supplementation for amphotericin-related hypokalemia.

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