English words starting with promet

Meanings of Promethazine:

noun

A synthetic antihistamine drug derived from phenothiazine, used chiefly to treat the symptoms of allergies and motion sickness.

Usage examples:

Causative medications are droperidol, diphenhydramine, meperidine, promethazine, atropine, and scop…

Meanings of Promethea:

noun

In full "promethea moth". a large north american saturniid silk moth, callosamia promethea, the male of which has dark brown wings with pale margins.

Meanings of Promethean:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the demigod prometheus, especially in being rebelliously creative and innovative.

Usage examples:

The promethean scientist who unlocked the mysteries of the cosmos

Meanings of Prometheus:

proper noun

A demigod, one of the titans, who was worshipped by craftsmen. when zeus hid fire away from man prometheus stole it by trickery and returned it to earth. as punishment zeus chained him to a rock where an eagle fed each day on his liver, which grew again each night; he was rescued by hercules.

noun

In greek mythology (= ancient stories), a demigod (= someone who is part human and part god) who stole fire from mount olympus

Usage examples:

Prometheus was a titan, the class of immortals who were around long before zeus., some believe that…

Meanings of Promethium:

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 61, a radioactive metal of the lanthanide series. it was first produced artificially in a nuclear reactor and occurs in nature in traces as a product of uranium fission.

Usage examples:

Finally in 1945, scientists isolated promethium from uranium fission products purified by ion-excha…