kalium

The symbol K is from the Greek word for potassium, kalium.

It has the symbol K. This symbol is taken from the Latin word kalium.

Some elements have multiple names, for instance, potassium is known as pô-tát and kali (from kalium, the element's Latin name).

K, potassium (from its Latin name kalium)

Potassium is a chemical element with symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number 19.

The name Kalya is derived from kalium, the Latin name for potassium, a chemical found in abundance in the region.

At this point, IMC Corporation was renamed to IMC Global and the potash operations became IMC Kalium.

Plant potash lent the name to the element potassium, which was first derived from caustic potash, and also gave potassium its chemical symbol K (cf German Kalium), which ultimately derives from alkali.

Hyperkalemia (hyperkalaemia in British English, hyper- high; kalium, potassium; -emia, "in the blood") refers to the condition in which the concentration of the electrolyte potassium (K) in the blood is elevated.

A common substitute for sodium when the latter is contraindicated (e.g. for heart conditions) is potassium (from potash), whose valence is also 1 and whose symbol is K, from late Latin kalium , a word of dubious etymology.