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What does selenium mean?

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Noun
  1. A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34.
  2. A single atom of this element.
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Animal research has established a bidirectional effect of selenium and arsenic with each metal preventing a toxic effect of the other.
There are no or very little measurable amounts of selenium occurring as selenite in these accumulator plants.
Evaluation of selenium levels in humans has found lower than normal levels in sera and aqueous humor in cataract patients.
Whole grains are also important sources of vitamins and minerals, such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, selenium, zinc and iron.
At higher temperatures, the metal does combine with many acids, the halogens, sulfur, selenium, and tellurium.
We added copper, cobalt, selenium, molybdenum, etc to the deficient soils and transformed the plant and animal health.

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