Technetium

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /tÉ›kˈni.ʃ‌iÉ™m/, /tÉ›kˈni.ʃ‌əm/

Origin

- + ium + - because it was the first artificially created element.

Noun

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

Synonyms

• eka-manganese (name given by Dmitri Mendeleev to the then undiscovered element at the position of technetium in his periodic table)
• masurium proposed name; obsolete

Derived terms

• technetium-99m generator
• technetium cow

Related terms

• pertechnetate