POLONIUM


Meaning of POLONIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈlō-nē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin Polonia

Date: 1898

: a radioactive metallic element that is similar chemically to tellurium and bismuth, occurs especially in pitchblende and radium-lead residues, and emits an alpha particle to form an isotope of lead — see element table

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