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单词 selenium
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Definition of selenium in English:

selenium

noun sɪˈliːnɪəmsəˈliniəm
mass noun
  • The chemical element of atomic number 34, a grey crystalline non-metal with semiconducting properties.

    Selenium occurs mainly as a minor constituent of metallic sulphide ores. The grey crystalline form is a semiconductor showing strong photoconductivity. Selenium is used in rectifiers and photoelectric cells, and for colouring glass and ceramics

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most farmers are adding selenium, copper, zinc and iodine to their water supply.
    • 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.
    • Duration of clinical mastitis was reduced in the cows supplemented with both vitamin E and selenium.
    • While writing this story she added selenium and chromium to her supplement regimen.
    • Glutathione peroxidase is an antioxidant enzyme containing both selenium and glutathione.
    • Recently, selenium and tellurium have been added as important impurities.
    • Vitamin C does not work on its own - it needs vitamin E, selenium, and many other micronutrients all working together.
    • Severely malnourished children are often deficient in vitamin A, zinc, iron, folic acid, copper, and selenium.
    • Zinc and selenium are essential elements that are used by enzymes in your body.
    • In an associated consideration, mercury in the body tends to quell or cripple selenium in enzymes.
    • Many species of plants have the ability to absorb metals such as zinc, selenium and nickel from the soil and to concentrate them in their tissues.
    • Many studies have shown that supplemental selenium has cancer-preventive properties.
    • The Pasminco operation produces lead, zinc, cadmium, selenium, copper sulphate and sulphuric acid.
    • Meat is also a decent source of nutrients such as vitamin A, vitamin B12, folate, selenium and zinc.
    • Colloidal elemental selenium and metal selenides are not available to plants.
    • Vegan diets can be low in iodine and selenium, but this depends on the soil in which the plants are grown.
    • Sesame and sunflower seeds are rich in selenium, vitamin E, calcium and zinc.
    • There is no homeostatic control mechanism for selenium absorption and selenium is highly absorbable.
    • The organic form of selenium has been found to be more effective than sodium selenite for reproducing animals.

Derivatives

  • selenide

  • noun ˈsɛlɪnʌɪd
    Chemistry
    • A binary compound of selenium with an electropositive element or a radical.

      hydrogen selenide
      Example sentencesExamples
      • as modifier zinc selenide crystals
      • They are made from materials such as calcium fluoride, sapphire, AMTIR, silicon, zinc selenide, and germanium.
      • It also combines with a number of metals to form compounds known as selenides as, for example, magnesium selenide (MgSe).
      • They separately synthesized rod-shaped nanometre scale crystal of two semi-conductors: cadmium selenide and cadmium telluride.
  • selenic

  • adjective sɪˈliːnɪk
  • selenious

  • adjective

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek selēnē 'moon'.

Rhymes

helenium, proscenium, rhenium, ruthenium
 
 

Definition of selenium in US English:

selenium

nounsəˈlēnēəmsəˈliniəm
  • The chemical element of atomic number 34, a gray crystalline nonmetal with semiconducting properties.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is no homeostatic control mechanism for selenium absorption and selenium is highly absorbable.
    • While writing this story she added selenium and chromium to her supplement regimen.
    • Vitamin C does not work on its own - it needs vitamin E, selenium, and many other micronutrients all working together.
    • Most farmers are adding selenium, copper, zinc and iodine to their water supply.
    • The organic form of selenium has been found to be more effective than sodium selenite for reproducing animals.
    • The Pasminco operation produces lead, zinc, cadmium, selenium, copper sulphate and sulphuric acid.
    • Lead, selenium, tellurium and sulfur are added to copper alloys to improve machinability.
    • Sesame and sunflower seeds are rich in selenium, vitamin E, calcium and zinc.
    • Recently, selenium and tellurium have been added as important impurities.
    • Glutathione peroxidase is an antioxidant enzyme containing both selenium and glutathione.
    • Colloidal elemental selenium and metal selenides are not available to plants.
    • The most common trace element deficiencies in cattle are copper, selenium, iodine and cobalt.
    • Many studies have shown that supplemental selenium has cancer-preventive properties.
    • Meat is also a decent source of nutrients such as vitamin A, vitamin B12, folate, selenium and zinc.
    • Many species of plants have the ability to absorb metals such as zinc, selenium and nickel from the soil and to concentrate them in their tissues.
    • Zinc and selenium are essential elements that are used by enzymes in your body.
    • Duration of clinical mastitis was reduced in the cows supplemented with both vitamin E and selenium.
    • Vegan diets can be low in iodine and selenium, but this depends on the soil in which the plants are grown.
    • In an associated consideration, mercury in the body tends to quell or cripple selenium in enzymes.
    • Severely malnourished children are often deficient in vitamin A, zinc, iron, folic acid, copper, and selenium.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek selēnē ‘moon’.

 
 
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