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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 reactorplay

  Familiarity information: POLONIUM used as a noun is very rare.


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POLONIUM (noun)


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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