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- noun An early name of the element
technetium
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mollusque commented on the word nipponium
Name given in 1908 to a chemical element thought to represent eka-manganese, element 43, which is now known as technetium. This discovery was not confirmed, and the report of nipponium is now thought to be based on element 75, rhenium.
April 6, 2008