pom
IPA: pˈɔm
noun
- (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, mildly derogatory slang) An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.
- (cocktail) A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.
- (informal) Synonym of Pomeranian, a dog breed or a dog of this breed.
- (chemistry) Initialism of polyoxometalate. [(chemistry) Any of several metallates containing cluster of transition metal atoms ligated to oxygen and other atoms; they are either synthetic or occur naturally as minerals]
- (computing) Initialism of Project Object Model.
- (countable, medicine) Initialism of Prescription-Only Medication.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of polyoxymethylene. [(chemistry) A polymer of formaldehyde having a repeat unit of -CH₂-O- ; it is used in engineering to make small gears etc]
- Initialism of pivaloyloxymethyl. [(organic chemistry) A protecting group, (CH₃)₃C-CO-O-CH₂, used in organic synthesis and to produce prodrugs.]
- Abbreviation of Port Moresby. [The capital city of Papua New Guinea.]
- (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, mildly derogatory slang) Alternative letter-case form of pom, an Englishman or Briton. [(Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, mildly derogatory slang) An Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent.]
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