TECHNETIUM


Meaning of TECHNETIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tek-ˈnē-sh(ē-)əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek technētos artificial, from technasthai to devise by art, from technē

Date: circa 1946

: 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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