californium
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element with an atomic…A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
» Californium is a chemical element denoted by the symbol Cf.
Калифорний — химический элемент, который обозначается символом Cf. — odexed
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2 senses(uncountable)A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
Californium
калифо́рнийkalifórnij
каліфо́рнійkalifórnij
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
(countable)An atom of this element.
Examples
1 sentencesCalifornium is a chemical element denoted by the symbol Cf.
ruКалифорний — химический элемент, который обозначается символом Cf. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From California + -ium. The element was first synthesized at Lawrence Berkeley National LaFrom California + -ium. The element was first synthesized at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (then the University of California Radiation Laboratory), thus named after the university and the U.S. state of California.
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Forms
plural: californiums| Singular | californium |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles:Cfatomic number 98
Word family
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