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technetium

noun

  1. chemical element with atomic number of 43
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm/ / /-ʃəm/

noun

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

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