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promethium

  • /pɹoʊˈmiːθiəm/

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1945. From the name of the Greek god Prometheus, who stole the fire from Mount Olympus and brought it down to mankind + -ium.

noun prometheum

  1. uncountable A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
  2. countable An atom of this element.

Similar: cyclonium, florentium, illinium

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noun

Similar: cyclonium, florentium, illinium

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noun chemical element

Españolpromecio
한국어프로메튬 peurometyum
日本語プロメチウム puromechiumu
中文鉕 /钷 pǒ
हिन्दीपिविरला pivirlā
Portuguêspromécio
Françaisprométhium, prométhéum
DeutschPromethium
Italianopromezio
Ελληνικάπρομήθιο promíthio
Românăpromețiu
Русскийпроме́тий prométij
Tiếng Việtprometi
العربيةبُرُومِثِيُوم burūmiṯiyūm
עבריתפרומתיום prométyum

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"promethium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/promethium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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promethium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/promethium

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"promethium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/promethium.

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@misc{promethium_2026,
  title = {promethium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/promethium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}