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Meanings of atomic number 84 in English

Portuguese
polônio
Catalan
poloni

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.

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Examples for "polonium"
Examples for "polonium"
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned with polonium.
The Guardian
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But we'll forgive Twain, since the polonium serves a larger dramatic purpose.
The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
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In other words, polonium is a little blast furnace of radioactive energy.
Wired
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And what about Mexico City and the polonium, and the Pyongyang assassination?
The cabal
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We handle everything from paint to motor oil to arsenic to polonium.'
Carte Blanche
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It was easy to see Po Campo had a way with men.
Lonesome dove
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He was injured by savages and died at Fernando Po in 1834.
From John O'Groats to Land's End / Or, 1372 miles on foot; A boo...
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On the sixteenth day after leaving Fernando Po they entered the Gaboon.
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
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His march from the Ebro to the Po was a continued combat.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 356, June, 1845
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To Newt's surprise, Po Campo put a friendly hand on his shoulder.
Lonesome dove
Translations for atomic number 84