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There really aren't any, since potassium is not something you find lying around (it's way too reactive). Potassium hydroxide has a common name of "lye" if that helps. You might also hear it called "potash" (which is where the word potassium comes from).

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Potassium's Latin name is kalium, which means alkali. The name potassium comes from the English word potash.

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The scientific name for potassium is potassium.

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potassium chloride (KCl), potassium citrate, potassium acetate, potassium bicarbonate, potassium gluconate, potassium bicarbonate

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The Latin name for Potassium is Kalium; that's why its symbol is K.

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Potassium is a chemical element with the symbol K from New Latin 'Kalium'

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kalium, is the true answer....

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Kalium is the latin name for potassium.

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kalium

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