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technetium star

technetium star noun: a star in which technetium has been detected. Technetium is too short-lived to occur primordially in the star, if the star is about 4.5 billion years old (the estimated age of the Earth), so the star must be producing technetium.

Noun

technetium star (plural technetium stars)

  1. A star in which technetium has been detected. Technetium is too short-lived to occur primordially in the star, if the star is about 4.5 billion years old (the estimated age of the Earth), so the star must be producing technetium.

Forms of technetium star

pluraltechnetium stars

Questions about technetium star

What does technetium star mean?
Technetium star means a star in which technetium has been detected. Technetium is too short-lived to occur primordially in the star, if the star is about 4.5 billion years old (the estimated age of the Earth), so the star must be producing technetium.
What part of speech is technetium star?
Technetium star is a noun.
What is the plural of technetium star?
The plural of technetium star is technetium stars.

Words near technetium star in the dictionary

  1. technetates
  2. technetic
  3. technetium
  4. technetium cow
  5. technetium cows
  6. technetium star
  7. technetium stars
  8. technetronic
  9. techni-
  10. technibaryon
  11. technibaryons

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