How to Use selenium in a Sentence

selenium

noun

• 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
• This means that not only is this high in protein, but also a good source of other nutrients such as iron, B12, and selenium.
  — Shushy Rita Setrakian Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 25 July 2024
• 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
• Best Minerals for Heart Health Calcium, zinc, and selenium topped the study’s list of heart-healthy minerals.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
• 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
• Women were more likely than men to not consume enough iodine, vitamin B12, iron and selenium.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024