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technetium

/tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
tech-netium
IPA
/tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tc) with an atomic number of 43.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τεχνητός (tekhnētós, “artificial, manmade”) + -ium, because it was the first manmade element synthesized.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm/

Usage

Derived Forms

ditechnetium organotechnetium radiotechnetium technetate technetic

Phrases

technetium-99m generator technetium cow technetium star moly cow

Frequently Paired Words

pertechnetate moly cow

Synonyms

eka-manganese ekamanganese masurium tc atomic number 43

Questions

How do you pronounce technetium?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɛkˈni.ʃi.əm/.
What does technetium mean?
A metallic chemical element (symbol Tc) with an atomic number of 43.
Where does technetium come from?
From Ancient Greek τεχνητός (tekhnētós, “artificial, manmade”) + -ium, because it was the first manmade element synthesized.

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