polonium
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polonium
- /pəˈləʊ.nɪ.əm/ UK
- /pəˈloʊ.ni.əm/ US
Rhymes with -əʊniəm
Where it comes from
From New Latin polonium, from Medieval Latin Polonia (“Poland”), named after Marie Curie's homeland.
noun poloniums
- A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.
- An atom of this element.
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Talk about this word "polonium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/polonium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. polonium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/polonium "polonium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/polonium.Cite this
@misc{polonium_2026,
title = {polonium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/polonium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
