Category:Polonium

Po*lo"ni*um, n. [nl. So named after poland, in l. form polonia, one Of the discoverers being a pole.] (chem.)

Defn: a supposed new element, a radioactive substance discovered by M. and mme. Curie in pitchblende. It is closely related chemically to Bismuth. It emits only alpha rays and is perhaps identical with Radium f.