English dictionary: words starting with promet
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nounA synthetic antihistamine drug derived from phenothiazine, used chiefly to treat the symptoms of allergies and motion sickness.
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Causative medications are droperidol, diphenhydramine, meperidine, promethazine, atropine, and scop…
nounIn full "promethea moth". a large north american saturniid silk moth, callosamia promethea, the male of which has dark brown wings with pale margins.
adjectiveRelating to or characteristic of the demigod prometheus, especially in being rebelliously creative and innovative.
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The promethean scientist who unlocked the mysteries of the cosmos
proper nounA 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.
nounIn greek mythology (= ancient stories), a demigod (= someone who is part human and part god) who stole fire from mount olympus
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Prometheus was a titan, the class of immortals who were around long before zeus., some believe that…
nounThe 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.
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Finally in 1945, scientists isolated promethium from uranium fission products purified by ion-excha…
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