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Tc

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. technetium.


TC 2 American  
  1. Teachers College.

  2. Trusteeship Council (of the United Nations).


Tc 1 British  

symbol

  1. technetium

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TC 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. twin carburettors

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tc 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Turks and Caicos Islands

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The discovery of superconductivity in H3S at megabar pressures, with a Tc = 203 K by the research group led by Dr. Mikhail Eremets, represented a turning point.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

Not so for larger ones, like the Tc toxins produced by the notorious Yersinia bacteria, which also include pathogens that cause plague and tuberculosis.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2024

That was nowhere near room temperature, but warmer than the Tc for most superconducting materials.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2022

The gold standard is to provide evidence of another key attribute of superconductors: their ability to expel an applied magnetic field when they cross Tc and become superconducting.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2022

The substances for which Tc is smaller than the ordinary temperature are but few in number.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various