potassium
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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 in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | optimism | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | pendulum | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | opprobrium | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | palladium | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | polonium | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "potassium".
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| 1 | assume | 2 | 63 |
| 2 | symposium | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | possum | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | podium | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | osmium | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | passim | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | protium | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | possums | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | opossum | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | passafiume | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | tassi | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | wassum | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | tassin | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | stassi | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pottebaum | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | potash | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | postum | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | fossum | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | symposiums | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | promethium | 4 | 0 |
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 5
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 2
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 8
Consonant Matches: 0
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Pennsylvania Department of Health to Distribute Free Potassium Iodide (KI) Tablets to Residents Near Nuclear Power Plants
Jul 31, 2025 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (.gov)
Jul 31, 2025 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (.gov)
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24-Hour Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion and Cardiovascular Risk
Nov 13, 2021 The New England Journal of Medicine
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