TECHNETIUM


Meaning of TECHNETIUM in English

/ tekˈniːʃɪəm; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( symb Tc ) a chemical element. Technetium is found naturally as a product of uranium or made artificially from molybdenum .

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: modern Latin , from Greek tekhnētos artificial, from tekhnasthai make by art, from tekhnē art.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.