technetium
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technetium
- /tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm/ US
- /-ʃəm/ US
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek τεχνητός (tekhnētós, “artificial, manmade”) + -ium, because it was the first manmade element synthesized.
noun
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A metallic chemical element (symbol Tc) with an atomic number of 43.
Similar: eka-manganese, ekamanganese, masurium
Translations
Every language
noun chemical element
| Español | tecnecio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 테크네튬 tekeunetyum |
| 日本語 | テクネチウム tekunechiumu |
| 中文 | 鍀 /锝 dé, 鎝 /𨱏 tǎ |
| हिन्दी | चेष्टातु ceṣṭātu |
| Português | tecnécio |
| Français | technétium |
| Deutsch | Technetium |
| Italiano | tecnezio, tecneto |
| Ελληνικά | τεχνήτιο technítio |
| Română | technețiu |
| Русский | техне́ций texnécij |
| Tiếng Việt | tecnexi |
| العربية | تِكْنِيتِيُوم tiknītiyūm |
| עברית | טכנתיום tekhnétyum |
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title = {technetium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/technetium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
