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 • Syn: potassium, K • Hypernyms: metallic element, metal • Substance Holonyms: seawater, saltwater, brine, carnallite, kainite, langbeinite, sylvite, sylvine