potassium vs metal

metal vs potassium

potassium and metal both are nouns.

potassium is not an adjective while metal is an adjective.

potassium is not a verb while metal is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
potassium	Yes	No	No	No
metal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, metal is a hypernym of potassium; that is, metal is a word with a broader meaning than potassium:

potassium: 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
metal: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

Other hypernyms of potassium include metallic element.

potassium (noun)	metal (noun)
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	any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
	a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

potassium (adjective)	metal (adjective)
	containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal

potassium (verb)	metal (verb)
	cover with metal

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