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plutonium [pluːˈtəʊnıəm] N CHEM

colonize, colonise [ˈkɒlənaız] VB trans

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2. colonize:

colonize
(动、植物)大量生活(或生长于于 dàliàng shēnghuó yú
▶ colonization [ˌkɒlənaı­ˈzeı­ʃən] N

I . colonial [kəˈləʊnjəl] ADJ

II . colonial [kəˈləʊnjəl] N

colonist [ˈkɒlənıst] N

polo neck N

pandemonium [ˌpændıˈməʊnıəm] N

condominium <condominiums or condominia [ˌkɒndəˈmınıə] > [ˌkɒndəˈmınıəm] N, condo

colonialism [kəˈləʊnjəlızəm] N

polo shirt N

geranium [dʒıˈreınjəm] N BOT

titanium [taıˈteınıəm] N CHEM

millennium <millenniums or millennia [mıˈlenıə] > [mıˈlenıəm] N

decolonize [diːˈkɒlənaız] VB trans, intr

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decolonize
(使)非殖民(地)化 fēizhímín huà
▶ decolonization [diːˌkɒlənaıˈzeıʃən] N

cranium <craniums or crania [ˈkreınıə] > [ˈkreınıəm] N

uranium [jʊəˈreınıəm] N CHEM

police [pəˈliːs] N

policy1 [ˈpɒləsı] N

polio [ˈpəʊlıəʊ] N inf

polio → poliomyelitis

See also poliomyelitis

poliomyelitis [ˈpəʊlıəʊˌmaıəˈlaıtıs], polio inf N MED

I . polish [ˈpɒlıʃ] VB trans

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II . polish [ˈpɒlıʃ] VB intr

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III . polish [ˈpɒlıʃ] N

polish [ˈpɒlıʃ]

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The plant's polonium emissions license did not become public knowledge until over two years after it was given.
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Polonium only occurs in trace amounts on earth, via radioactive decay of uranium and thorium.
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During the lunar nights, the lid was closed and a polonium-210 radioisotope heater unit kept the internal components at operating temperature.
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While it took three years for them to isolate radium, they were never able to isolate polonium.
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Polonium-208 and actinium-227 were also considered as alpha sources.
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Depending on the author, one or more from selenium, polonium or astatine are sometimes added to the list.
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Until the creation of nuclear reactors, all polonium had to be extracted from uranium ore.
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Gloves made of natural rubber do not provide sufficient protection against the radiation from polonium; surgical gloves are necessary.
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He produced large quantities of pure radium and polonium for commercial applications from uranium ore.
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Except for polonium, the chalcogens are all fairly similar to each other chemically.
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