Biology
?????????/Prometheas(=Prometheus, according Greek Mythology Prometheus was as Ttan who stole from Gods the fire and gave it to mortals. Zeus, the father of Gods, punished and bound him to a rock while a great eagle ate his liver every day but the liver grow back to be eaten again the next day).
- Uranium (u)
Term: uranium (U)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to planet Uranus ?Origin?'õ???ü?/uranos(=heaven, sky)???/ano (=above)+????/oros(=mountain)The name was given after the recently dicovered planet Uranus. The planet name was given by German astronomer...
- Europium (eu)
Term:europium (Eu) Literally meaning: ?pertaining to Europe, wide-gazing ?Origin ?????/evrys(=broad)+ ??/ops(=face) The element called ?europium? after the continent Europe. According Greek mythology the continent took its name from a Phoenician...
- Lanthanum (la)
Term: lanthanum (La)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to hidden?Origin: ???????/lanthano(= to be hidden, to escape notice) .The element called lanthanum because it is ?hidden? in rare minerals. Coined/History Lanthanum was isolated in the mineral...
- Niobium (nb)
Term: niobium (Nb)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to Niobe?Origin: Anc Greek?????/?iove(=Niobe)Niobe was a daughter of Tantalus, the mortal son of Zeus and nymph Plouto. According Greek mythology Tantalus was the son of Zeus and king of Sipylos...
- Hepatitis
Term: hepatitisOrigin Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >genitive ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host. In Greek mythology,...
Biology
promethium (Pm)
Term: promethium (Pm)
Literally meaning: ?pertaining to Prometheus?
Origin:
?????????/Prometheas(=Prometheus, according Greek Mythology Prometheus was as Ttan who stole from Gods the fire and gave it to mortals. Zeus, the father of Gods, punished and bound him to a rock while a great eagle ate his liver every day but the liver grow back to be eaten again the next day). Coined/History
The existence of promethium was predicted by Czech chemist Bohuslav Brauner in 1902. Promethium was isolated in 1945 by American chemists Jacob A Marinsky (1918-2005), Lawrence Glendenin (1918-2008) and Charles D. Coryell (1912-1971), as a byproduct of the uranium fission while working on the Manhattan Project. The original proposed name was ?clintonium? because of the name of their laboratory. The name ?prometheum? was suggested by Grace Mary Coryell, the wife of Charles D. Coryell because of the courage and pain needed to synthesize a new and rare elememnt which symbolizes ?both the daring and the possible misure of the mankind intellect?. In 1949 the International Union of Chemistry adopted the spelling ?Promethium?.
Sourse:
Mary Elvira Weeks, Discovery of the Elements, comp. rev. by Heny M. Leicester (Easton, Pa.: Journal of Chemical Education, 1968), pp. 835-837.
Emsley, John (2011) Nature?s Building Blocks: An A-Z quide to the Elements . Oxford University Press. Pp 428-430. ISBN 978-0-19-9605663-7.
Definition
The element promethium is a rare-earth metal with atomic number 61 and atomic mass 145. It is used a nuclear powered battery in research projects.
- Uranium (u)
Term: uranium (U)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to planet Uranus ?Origin?'õ???ü?/uranos(=heaven, sky)???/ano (=above)+????/oros(=mountain)The name was given after the recently dicovered planet Uranus. The planet name was given by German astronomer...
- Europium (eu)
Term:europium (Eu) Literally meaning: ?pertaining to Europe, wide-gazing ?Origin ?????/evrys(=broad)+ ??/ops(=face) The element called ?europium? after the continent Europe. According Greek mythology the continent took its name from a Phoenician...
- Lanthanum (la)
Term: lanthanum (La)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to hidden?Origin: ???????/lanthano(= to be hidden, to escape notice) .The element called lanthanum because it is ?hidden? in rare minerals. Coined/History Lanthanum was isolated in the mineral...
- Niobium (nb)
Term: niobium (Nb)Literally meaning: ?pertaining to Niobe?Origin: Anc Greek?????/?iove(=Niobe)Niobe was a daughter of Tantalus, the mortal son of Zeus and nymph Plouto. According Greek mythology Tantalus was the son of Zeus and king of Sipylos...
- Hepatitis
Term: hepatitisOrigin Anc Greek????/hepar(=liver) >genitive ??????/hepatos >????>?????????/eperomai(=expand) probably because liver has the capacity to regenerate after injury and to adjust its size to match its host. In Greek mythology,...