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Technetium

Description:

Technetium is a chemical element with the symbol Tc and atomic number 43. It is a silvery-gray metal that is unstable and radioactive. Technetium is a rare element found naturally on Earth in small amounts, but it can be produced artificially in nuclear reactors.

Sample sentences:

Noun: Technetium is widely used in medical imaging techniques such as bone scans.

Adjective: The technetium-99m isotope is commonly used in nuclear medicine procedures.

Verb: Scientists are constantly researching ways to technetify other elements in the periodic table.

Adverb: The technicians carefully prepared the patient for the technetium-based diagnostic test.

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