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TC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory

Synonyms:

TC; Trusteeship Council

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("TC" is a kind of...):

council (a body serving in an administrative capacity)

Holonyms ("TC" is a member of...):

UN; United Nations (an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

atomic number 43; Tc; technetium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Tc" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

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