POLONIUM


Meaning of POLONIUM in English

/ pəˈləʊniəm; NAmE -ˈloʊ-/ noun

[ U ] ( symb Po ) a chemical element. Polonium is a radioactive metal that is present in nature when uranium decays.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: modern Latin , from medieval Latin Polonia Poland (the native country of Marie Curie, the element's co-discoverer).

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