What does "technetium" mean?

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tc) with an atomic number of 43.

How do you pronounce "technetium"?

Pronounced //tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm//.

Common synonyms include: artificial element, atomic number 43, chemical element, element, elemental tc-related, gold.

/tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm/ noun

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Noun

1
A metallic chemical element (symbol Tc) with an atomic number of 43. uncountable
2
a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium wordnet

"Technetium is rarely found in nature."

From Ancient Greek τεχνητός (tekhnētós, “artificial, manmade”) + -ium, because it was the first manmade element synthesized.