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UK
/sɛlˈiːniəm/
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[ US /səˈɫiniəm/ ]
[ US /səˈɫiniəm/ ]
NOUN
- a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)
How To Use selenium In A Sentence
- The most common trace element deficiencies in cattle are copper, selenium, iodine and cobalt.
- Lead, selenium, tellurium and sulfur are added to copper alloys to improve machinability.
- Specifically, sodium selenite is often unsafe at levels exceeding 600 micrograms, whereas selenium from yeast, L-selenomethionine and sodium selenate are generally much safer.
- SHIFT (6) Afrophile adj. decorative aposelene projectual diplotene, aposelenium psychedelicize, adj. biotron v. dirty quadriphony quadriphonics dustoff reticulosis punch-up technopolis quantized, skim INITIAL AFFIXATIONS (20) adj. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XV No 1
- The same applies to selenium deficiency. Miracle Micronutrients
- SHIFT (6) Afrophile adj. decorative aposelene projectual diplotene, aposelenium psychedelicize, adj. biotron v. dirty quadriphony quadriphonics dustoff reticulosis punch-up technopolis quantized, skim INITIAL AFFIXATIONS (20) adj. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XV No 1
- Many studies have shown that supplemental selenium has cancer-preventive properties.
- Lead, tellurium and selenium are added to copper and its alloys to improve machinability.
- In the meantime, Waitrose is selling a selenium enriched bread grown by a farmer in East Anglia who fertilises his soil with selenium.
- Today the term antioxidant usually encompasses vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene and other related carotenoids, as well as the minerals selenium and manganese, which are needed by several free-radical-destroying enzymes in order to work properly. Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy