Dictionary Definition
Protium n : genus of chiefly tropical American
trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi [syn: genus
Protium]
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Extensive Definition
Protium can be any of several things:
- In chemistry, protium refers to hydrogen-1, the most common isotope of the element hydrogen, with one proton and no neutrons
- Protium (plant), a genus of chiefly tropical American trees in the family Burseraceae, having fragrant wood
- Protium (computer language), a universal, symbolic programming language system
- In medicine, Protium is a commercial name for pantoprazole, a proton inhibitor drug