Meanings
nounmasurium (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableThe metallic element technetium.
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Origin
From Masuria + -ium, named by Walter Noddack, whose family was from that area, when he reported its discovery in 1925.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 鎷 /𨰾
- 鎷 /𨰾 (mǎ)obsolete name of technetium
Italian masurio
- masurioobsolete name of technetium
Polish technet
- technetobsolete name of technetium
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masurium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masurium
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“masurium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masurium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masurium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masurium.
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