Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » californium
californium
☆
noun
a radioactive, metallic chemical element, one of the actinides, produced by intense neutron bombardment of plutonium or curium: symbol, Cf; at. no., 98: an isotope () with a half-life of 2.65 years is used as a neutron source in mining, medicine, etc.
See californium in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Learn more about californium