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polonium

/pəˈloʊ.ni.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
po-lo-ni-um
IPA
/pəˈloʊ.ni.əm/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.

Uncountable

noun

A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.

Countable

Etymology

From New Latin polonium, from Medieval Latin Polonia (“Poland”), named after Marie Curie's homeland.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pəˈloʊ.ni.əm/
  • British English: /pəˈləʊ.nɪ.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

poloniums (plural)

Derived Forms

organopolonium polane polonate polonide poloniferous

Phrases

eka-polonium polonium-210 polonium hydride

Frequently Paired Words

Poland

Synonyms

po atomic number 84

Rhymes With

plutonium ammonium pandemonium zirconium harmonium euphonium meconium pelargonium iconium pancuronium vecuronium hydronium

Questions

How do you pronounce polonium?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈloʊ.ni.əm/.
What does polonium mean?
A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.
Where does polonium come from?
From New Latin polonium, from Medieval Latin Polonia (“Poland”), named after Marie Curie's homeland.

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