seleniums

[US]/sɪ'liːnɪəm/
[UK]/sə'linɪəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a chemical element, symbol Se, an important component in organic compounds.

Example Sentences

Objective To observe the effect of organic selenium preparation(maixikang) on endemic arsenium.

Selenium content in Se_enriched yeast's autolysate was determinated by adopting spectrofluorimetry.

Selenium(Se) is an important biosis element,and its content in environment directly affects the health and safety of human beings,animals and plants.

The sythesis of Monuron herbicide by oxidative-reductive carbonylation of dimethyamine and p-ClC6H4NO2 using selenium as catalyst and organic base as cocatalyst was studied.

The high quantily of proteinfat and the concentration of IronZinc and Selenium ions in the medium is more advantageous to bioconcentration of edible fungi.

Lead and selenium mainly exist in galena, clausthalite, and selenio-galena which occur as cell-filling of coal-forming plants and are of chemical-sedimentary origin.

Conclusion Selenium can promote the function of the ACTH positive cells in the pars distalis of rat pituitary with colon mucosa cancer induced by AOM.

The results indicated that the trace elements molybdenum and zirconium increased considerably the gas yields of the lignitic organic matter while selenium did not.

Objective: To observe the effect of selenium on the TSH positive cells in the pituitary pars distalis of rat with colon mucosa cancer induced by azoxymethane (AOM).

Real-world Examples

One of the newly identified genes is involved in how the body uses the mineral selenium.

Source: VOA Special September 2017 Collection

" That one, then. The roll unwinds. The selenium cells transform the light impulses into sound waves, and … "

Source: Brave New World

I busted open Python, imported selenium, and started scraping or tried to.

Source: Q&A in progress.

These foods have a lot of selenium.

Source: Cambridge International 2

Another woman was commending her selenium cell.

Source: Pan Pan

Selenium is a mineral that helps people feel more relaxed and happy.

Source: Cambridge International 2

Professor Baum says she thought the multivitamins by themselves or selenium by itself would help strengthen the immune system. She was wrong.

Source: VOA Special January 2014 Collection

You can also try eating a Brazil nut everyday. One Brazil nut contains a lot of selenium.

Source: Cambridge International 2

There are microbes that can breathe palladium and copper and nickel and antimony and vanadium and selenium and all these things. And arsenic.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2023 Compilation

Indian mustard, native to Pakistan and India, has been effective in reducing levels of selenium salts by 50 percent in contaminated soils.

Source: Review

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