Californium Definition
kălə-fôrnē-əm
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 (californium-252) with a half-life of 2.65 years is used as a neutron source in mining, medicine, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- atomic number 98
- cf.
Origin of Californium
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From California + Neo-Latin suffix -ium
From Wiktionary
After California
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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