technetium

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Pronunciation

• (GA) enPR těknē'shēəm, IPA: /tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm/, /-ʃəm/

Noun

technetium (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• eka-manganese, ekamanganese (name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the then undiscovered element at the position of technetium in his periodic table)
• masurium (proposed name; obsolete)

Related terms

• pertechnetate

Translations

• French: technétium
• German: Technetium
• Italian: tecnezio, tecneto
• Portuguese: tecnécio
• Russian: техне́ций
• Spanish: tecnecio

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