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polonium-210

polonium-210 noun: a radioactive isotope of polonium, 21084Po, having a half-life of 138 days; it as used as a reference alpha emitter in the calibration of radiation counters.

Noun

polonium-210 (uncountable)

  1. A radioactive isotope of polonium, 21084Po, having a half-life of 138 days; it as used as a reference alpha emitter in the calibration of radiation counters

Questions about polonium-210

What does polonium-210 mean?
Polonium-210 means a radioactive isotope of polonium, 21084Po, having a half-life of 138 days; it as used as a reference alpha emitter in the calibration of radiation counters.
What part of speech is polonium-210?
Polonium-210 is a noun.

Words near polonium-210 in the dictionary

  1. Polonisms
  2. Polonist
  3. Polonistics
  4. Polonists
  5. polonium
  6. polonium-210
  7. poloniums
  8. Polonius
  9. Poloniuses
  10. Polonization
  11. Polonizations

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