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Technetium

//tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm// noun

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

Etymology

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

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