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Definition of: technetium
(tek·nē′shē·əm) noun
An intensely radioactive metallic element (symbol Tc, atomic number 43) produced synthetically on earth but found in the spectra of certain stars, the most stable of its isotopes having a half-life of 2.6 million years. See PERIODIC TABLE. [<NL <Gk. technētos artificial]
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