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rutherfordium Definition

ruther·for·dium (rut̸h′ər för′dē əm, rut̸h′-)

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

Etymology: ModL, after Ernest Ernest Rutherford + -ium

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