tech·ne·ti·um
noun/tekˈniːʃiəm/
/tekˈniːʃiəm/
[uncountable] (symbol Tc)
- a chemical element. Technetium is found naturally as a product of uranium or made artificially from molybdenum.
锝 Word Origin1940s: modern Latin, from Greek tekhnētos ‘artificial’, from tekhnasthai ‘make by art’, from tekhnē ‘art’.