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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tech•ne•ti•um (tek nē′shē əm, -shəm),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistryan element of the manganese family, not found in nature, but obtained in the fission of uranium or by the bombardment of molybdenum. Symbol: Tc;
at. wt.: 99;
at. no.: 43;
sp. gr.: 11.5.
- Greek technēt(ós) artificial (literally, made, verbid of technâsthai; see techno-) + -ium
- 1945–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: technetium /tɛkˈniːʃɪəm/ n - a silvery-grey metallic element, artificially produced by bombardment of molybdenum by deuterons: used to inhibit corrosion in steel. The radioisotope technetium-99m, with a half-life of six hours, is used in radiotherapy. Symbol: Tc; atomic no: 43; half-life of most stable isotope, 97Tc: 2.6 × 106 years; valency: 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, or 7; relative density: 11.50 (calculated); melting pt: 2204°C; boiling pt: 4265°C
Etymology: 20th Century: New Latin, from Greek tekhnētos manmade, from tekhnasthai to devise artificially, from tekhnē skill |