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tech•ne•ti•um
Pronunciation: (tek-nē'shē-um, -shum), [key]—
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.
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