カリウム

See also: ガリウム

Japanese
Chemical element
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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin kalium by Udagawa Yōan in Seimi Kaisō (1837-1847),[1]. Later influenced by German Kalium.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) カ​リウム [káꜜrìùmù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • (Tokyo) カリ​ウム [kàríꜜùmù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾʲiɯ̟ᵝmɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

カリウム (rōmaji kariumu)

  1. potassium

Derived terms
  • カリウムアルゴン法 (ほう) (kariumu-arugon-hō, “potassium-argon dating”)

References
  1. Shizuo Fujiwara and Yūko Okamoto, 舎密開宗における現代化学用語 (Seimi Kaisō ni okeru Gendai Kagaku Yōgo)
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