technetium meaning

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technetium (noun): a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium.

Definition of technetium

a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium
Synonyms: Tc, atomic number 43
Type of: metallic element

technetium in a sentence

Technetium was first theorized to exist on paper.
Technetium is rarely found in nature.

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with TE · words ending in UM · 10-letter words

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