promethium
See also: Promethium and prométhium
English
    
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Pm | |
| Previous: neodymium (Nd) | |
| Next: samarium (Sm) | |
Alternative forms
    
- prometheum (formerly)
 
Etymology
    
1945. From the name of the Greek god Prometheus, who stole the fire from Mount Olympus and brought it down to mankind + -ium.
Pronunciation
    
- enPR: prōmē'thēəm, IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈmiːθiəm/
 Audio (Southern England) (file) 
Synonyms
    
- (metallic element): (disused) cyclonium, (disused) florentium, (disused) illinium
 
Derived terms
    
- promethium chloride
 - promethium nitrate
 
Related terms
    
- promethea
 - promethean
 - Prometheus
 
Translations
    
chemical element
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Danish
    
    Noun
    
promethium
- promethium
 
Latin
    
    Pronunciation
    
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proˈmeː.tʰi.um/, [prɔˈmeːt̪ʰiʊ̃ˑ]
 - (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈme.ti.um/, [proˈmɛːt̪ium]
 
Declension
    
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Limburgish
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [pɘʁˈmeː˨ðɖɔ˧m]
 
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