Definition
A rare, highly radioactive metallic chemical element with the symbol Po and atomic number 84, discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie.
Etymology
Named after Poland ('Polonia' in Latin) by Marie Curie in 1898 to honor her homeland, which had been partitioned and erased from maps by neighboring powers. The Curies discovered the element while investigating the radioactivity of pitchblende ore. The name was a political statement asserting Poland's existence during its period of partition.
Kelly Says
Marie Curie named polonium after her beloved Poland as an act of defiance - at the time, Poland didn't officially exist on any map, having been carved up by Russia, Prussia, and Austria! This makes polonium one of the most politically charged element names, serving as Curie's scientific declaration that Poland still existed in the hearts of its people.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፖሎኒየም
po-lo-ni-ye-m
ARالعربية
بولونيوم
bu-lo-ni-um
BNবাংলা
পোলোনিয়াম
po-lo-ni-yam
CSČeština
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
DADansk
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
DEDeutsch
Polonium
po-lo-ni-um
ELΕλληνικά
πολιονίου
po-li-o-ni-u
ESEspañol
polonio
po-lo-ni-o
FAفارسی
پُلیونیوم
po-li-o-ni-um
FISuomi
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
FRFrançais
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
GUGU
પોલોનિયમ
po-lo-ni-yam
HAHA
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
HEעברית
פולוניום
po-lo-ni-um
HIहिन्दी
पोलोनियम
po-lo-ni-yam
HUMagyar
polónium
po-lo-ni-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
IGIG
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
ITItaliano
polonio
po-lo-ni-o
MRMR
पोलोनियम
po-lo-ni-yam
MSBahasa Melayu
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
MYမြန်မာ
ပိုလိုနီယမ်
po-lo-ni-ye-m
NLNederlands
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
NONorsk
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
PAPA
ਪੋਲੋਨੀਅਮ
po-lo-ni-yam
PTPortuguês
polônio
po-lo-ni-o
RORomână
poloniu
po-lo-ni-u
RUРусский
поли́мий
po-li-mii
SVSvenska
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
SWKiswahili
poloniamu
po-lo-ni-amu
TAதமிழ்
பொலோனியம்
po-lo-ni-yam
TEతెలుగు
పోలొనియం
po-lo-ni-yam
THไทย
โพลอเนียม
pho-lo-ne-iam
TLTL
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
TRTürkçe
polonyum
po-lo-nyum
UKУкраїнська
полі́ній
po-li-nii
URاردو
پولیونیم
po-li-yum
VITiếng Việt
poloni
po-lo-ni
YOYO
polonium
po-lo-ni-um
ZUZU
polonium
po-lo-ni-um