promethium
/prəʊˈmiːθɪəm/noun
mass 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. (Symbol: Pm)(化学元素)钷(符号: Pm)。
词源
1940s: modern Latin,from the name of the Titan PROMETHEUS.