    the meaning is soft, silver-white, highly or explosively reactive metallic element that occurs in nature only in compounds. It is obtained by electrolysis of its â¦ common hydroxide and found in, or converted to, a wide variety of salts used especially in fertilizers and soaps. pottasium got its name from the latin word potash as potassium was first isolated from potash. Potash is an impure form of potassium.
For the adjacent town, see Cottage Grove (town), Wisconsin. Cottage Grove is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,248 at the 2010 census. A suburb of Madison, it shares a school district with Monona. The village is located within the Town of Cottage Grove.
Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,749. Its county seat is Wisconsin Rapids. The county is named after Joseph Wood, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.