technetium

technetium
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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  • technetium — Symbol: Tc Atomic number: 43 Atomic weight: (98) Radioactive metallic transition element. Can be detected in some stars and the fission products of uranium. First made by Perrier and Segre by bombarding molybdenum with deutrons, giving them Tc 97 …   Elements of periodic system

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  • technetium — /tek nee shee euhm, sheuhm/, n. Chem. an element of the manganese family, not found in nature, but obtained in the fission of uranium or by the bombardment of molybdenum. Symbol: Tc; at. wt.: 99; at. no.: 43; sp. gr.: 11.5. [1945 50; < Gk… …   Universalium

  • Technétium 99 — Le technétium 99, noté 99Tc, est l isotope du technétium dont le nombre de masse est égal à 99 : son noyau atomique compte 43 protons et 56 neutrons avec un spin 9/2+ pour une masse atomique de 98,9062547 g/mol. Il est caractérisé par… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Technetium — Tc (Symbol) * * * Tech|ne|ti|um 〈n.; s; unz.; chem. 〉 künstlich hergestelltes, radioaktives chemisches Element, Ordnungszahl 43 [<grch. technetos „künstlich“] * * * Tech|ne|ti|um [griech. techne̅tós = künstlich gemacht (téchne̅ = Kunst,… …   Universal-Lexikon

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