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NPK

NPK noun: nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium (or Potash).

Noun

NPK (uncountable)

  1. Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium (or Potash)

Origin of NPK

From the chemical symbols for each element, hence K being used for potassium (formerly known as kalium).

Questions about NPK

What does NPK mean?
NPK means nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium (or Potash).
What part of speech is NPK?
NPK is a noun.

Words near NPK in the dictionary

  1. NPG
  2. NPH
  3. NPI
  4. NPIs
  5. NPJ
  6. NPK
  7. NPL
  8. NPLs
  9. npm
  10. NPN
  11. NPNs

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