How to Use selenium in a Sentence

selenium

noun
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  • At the Packard plant, tests have found arsenic and selenium in the soil nearby.
    — Washington Post, 7 May 2017
  • Plus, yogurt is a good source of zinc and selenium, both of give your immune system a boost.
    — Women's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Saute frozen spinach or blend it into a smoothie for C, E, and selenium.
    — Melanie Curry, Men's Health, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The range was pretty high, from less than a year for gallium and selenium to nearly 200 years for gold.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 May 2022
  • Brazil nuts are packed with selenium, which studies suggest can help with hair growth.
    — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 29 Sep. 2022
  • That ash can contain arsenic, selenium, lead and mercury, and the EPA spent years debating the need for strong controls on it.
    — Timothy Puko, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2017
  • While your body is getting fuel with help of niacin, selenium is also helpful for keeping the body in tip-top shape.
    — Jenn Sinrich, Health, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The thyroid relies on selenium to shield the gland from oxidative stress and damage.
    — Ana Sanchez, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Egg whites are also a good source of selenium, which your body needs to function properly.
    — Men's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The combo of omega-3's, selenium and vitamins A and D are key for supporting immunity, both in the short and long term.
    — Good Housekeeping, 2 May 2023
  • Its southern end is known for issues with selenium, which weakens bird eggs.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The reactions at the selenium electrode appeared to start in the molten salt before finishing up on the electrode surface.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The omega-3 fatty acids in crabmeat are great for heart and brain health, and the selenium helps to regulate thyroid gland function and protects against infection.
    — Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
  • Packed with protein, chicken also provides a healthy dose of niacin, selenium and zinc, along with vitamins B6 and B12.
    — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2020
  • As if the asbestos findings aren't scary enough, the lab also found the heavy metals barium, chromium, selenium and lead in Just Shine Shimmer Powder.
    — Marci Robin, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Seitan is also a good source of selenium, with trace amounts of iron, calcium, and phosphorus.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Sea moss is rich in nutrients like iodine, selenium, and sulfur, which are all essential for healthy hair growth.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Brazil nuts are great sources of selenium, a potent antioxidant as well.
    — Stacy Pelekhaty, baltimoresun.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The teen also had a B12 and vitamin D deficiency, low amounts of copper and selenium in his blood, high zinc and low bone density.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 4 Sep. 2019
  • By the time Duke Energy engineers sealed the pipe, nearly seventy miles of the Dan River had been fouled with coal ash laden with arsenic, lead, mercury, and selenium.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017
  • Eggs are also a good source of other nutrients, such as vitamin D, selenium, and choline.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Rice is a good source of magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, selenium, iron, folic acid, thiamin and niacin.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Brewer's yeast is a great source of B-complex vitamins and is rich in protein, chromium, selenium, iron, zinc, and magnesium.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Technically speaking, there should be no selenium seen in the Earth's mantle, since it is attracted to iron, Varas-Reus explained.
    — Fox News, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Tadpoles had higher concentrations of arsenic and selenium than those at an off-site stock tank.
    — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2018
  • But because brazil nuts contain such high amounts of selenium, eating too much can push your body past the upper limit of selenium and can cause a number of effects over time.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Each cluster consists of an octahedron made of six rhenium atoms nestled within a cube made of eight selenium atoms, with a chlorine atom on the top and bottom of the cluster.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The new wastewater rule requires power plants to clean coal ash and toxic heavy metals such as mercury, arsenic and selenium from plant wastewater before it is dumped into streams and rivers.
    — Michael Rubinkam, Chron, 22 Nov. 2021
  • The team ran tests for 16 heavy metals: arsenic, barium, calcium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, mercury, nickel, lead, selenium, strontium, vanadium and zinc.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 July 2024
  • The team tested the tampons for 16 heavy metals: arsenic, barium, calcium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, mercury, nickel, lead, selenium, strontium, vanadium and zinc.
    — Theara Coleman, theweek, 16 July 2024

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