polonium

Definitions


[pəˈləʊnɪəm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the chemical element of atomic number 84, a radioactive metal occurring in nature only as a product of radioactive decay of uranium


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




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