Associations to the word «Polonium»

Wiktionary

POLONIUM, noun. A chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.

Dictionary definition

POLONIUM, noun. 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.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats