how to pronounce polonium

/pəˈləʊ.ni.əm/

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polonium is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of polonium in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… make even pure polonium and radium by …”

meanings of polonium

noun:

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

polonium frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word polonium occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.