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POLONIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does polonium mean?
• POLONIUM (noun)
The noun POLONIUM has 1 sense:
1. a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Familiarity information: POLONIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 84; Po; polonium
Hypernyms ("polonium" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
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