Main Entry:

tech·ne·tium

Pronunciation:

\tek-ˈnē-sh(ē-)əm\

Function:

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