pm

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PM/piːˈem/
abbreviation
  • 1 post-mortem.
  • 2 Prime Minister.
  • 3 Provost Marshal.

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Pm
symbol the chemical element promethium.

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p.m./piːˈem/
abbreviation after noon.
– origin from L. post meridiem.

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promethium /prəˈmiːθɪəm/
noun the chemical element of atomic number 61, an unstable radioactive metal of the lanthanide series. (Symbol: Pm)
– origin 1940s: mod. L., from the name of Prometheus (see Promethean).
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