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		Definition of selenium in English: seleniumnoun sɪˈliːnɪəmsəˈliniəm mass nounThe chemical element of atomic number 34, a grey crystalline non-metal with semiconducting properties. (化学元素)硒(符号: Se ) 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.
 
 
 Derivativesnoun ˈsɛlɪnʌɪd Chemistry A binary compound of selenium with an electropositive element or a radical. 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.
 
 
 adjective sɪˈliːnɪk adjective  
 OriginEarly 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek selēnē 'moon'. Rhymeshelenium, proscenium, rhenium, ruthenium    Definition of selenium in US English: seleniumnounsəˈlēnēəmsəˈliniəm The chemical element of atomic number 34, a gray crystalline nonmetal with semiconducting properties. (化学元素)硒(符号: Se ) 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.
 
 
 OriginEarly 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek selēnē ‘moon’.     |