First Known Use: circa 1946
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technetium
noun tech·ne·tium \tek-ˈnē-sh(ē-)əm\
Definition of TECHNETIUM
: a radioactive metallic element obtained especially from nuclear fuel as a product of uranium fission and used as a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical
see element table
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Origin of TECHNETIUM
New Latin, from Greek technētos artificial, from technasthai to devise by art, from technē
Rhymes with TECHNETIUM
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technetium
noun tech·ne·tium \tek-ˈnē-sh(ē-)əm\
Medical Definition of TECHNETIUM
: a metallic element that is obtained by bombarding molybdenum with deuterons or neutrons and in the fission of uranium and that is used in medicine in the preparation of radiopharmaceuticals—symbol Tc; see pertechnetate; element table
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