atomic number 43

1. 1.

   a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium

   SynonymstechnetiumTc

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 43

What does atomic number 43 mean?

atomic number 43 means "a crystalline metallic element not found in nature; occurs as one of the fission products of uranium".

What is another word for atomic number 43?

Close synonyms include technetium, Tc. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 43 a common word?

atomic number 43 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.