polonium
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
polonium /pəˈləʊnɪəm/
▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 84, a rare radioactive metal. (Symbol: Po)
– origin C19: mod. L., from med. L. Polonia ‘Poland’ (the native country of Marie Curie, the element's co-discoverer).
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