how to pronounce selenium

/səˈliː.ni.əm/

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selenium is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… arsenic and mercury and selenium that it …”

meanings of selenium

noun:

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.
A single atom of this element.

selenium frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word selenium occurs in english on average 0.4 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.

topics selenium can be related to

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1) education, science, and technology;