monopotassium

M3O1N1O1P3O1T1A1S1S1I1U1M3

noun

monatomic potassium

OriginEnglish potassium ← Dutch potasch ← Middle Dutch asche →
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Meanings

nounmonopotassium (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrymonatomic potassium
  2. in compoundsuncountablechemistrya single atom of potassium in a compound

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Proto-Germanic*puttaz
  5. Frankish*pott
  6. Old Dutch*pot
  7. Middle Dutchpot
  8. Dutchpot
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-der.?
  10. Proto-Germanic*askǭ
  11. Proto-West Germanic*askā
  12. Old Dutch*aska
  13. Middle Dutchasche
  14. Dutchas
  15. Dutchpotas
  16. Dutchpotasch
  17. Englishpotassa
  18. Englishpotassium
  19. Englishmonopotassium

From mono- + potassium.

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APA

monopotassium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopotassium

MLA

“monopotassium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopotassium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monopotassium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopotassium.

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