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technetium

Syllabification: (tech·ne·ti·um)
Pronunciation: /tekˈnēSH(ē)əm/

Definition of technetium

noun

  • the chemical element of atomic number 43, a radioactive metal. Technetium was the first element to be created artificially, in 1937, by bombarding molybdenum with deuterons. (Symbol: Tc)

Origin:

1940s: modern Latin, from Greek tekhnētos 'artificial', from tekhnasthai 'make by art', from tekhnē 'art'

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