Potassium balances the effects of sodium and helps keep fluid levels within a certain range. Your body should maintain a specific amount of potassium in the blood, ranging from 3.6 to 5.2 millimoles per liter (mmol/L).
Mythology and Prophecy. The word 'volcano' comes from the little island of Vulcano in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily. Centuries ago, the people living in this area believed that Vulcano was the chimney of the forge of Vulcan-the blacksmith of the Roman gods.
45 Synonyms found for volcanic. volcanic 1774, from Fr. volcanique (see volcano). Figurative sense of prone to explosive activity is attested from 1854. Even the bed of the River Roseau is not free from these volcanic outbursts.