Rutherfordium Definition
rŭthər-fôrdē-əm
noun
A radioactive chemical element with a very short half-life: a transactinide produced by bombarding californium or plutonium with high-energy nuclear particles: symbol, Rf; at. no. 104
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- atomic number 104
- element 104
- unq
- unnilquadium
- rf
Origin of Rutherfordium
After Ernest Rutherford
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Named for Ernest Rutherford
From Wiktionary
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