RUTHERFORDIUM


Meaning of RUTHERFORDIUM in English

n. Chem. an artificially made transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding an isotope of Californium. °Symb.: Rf. Also called KURCHATOVIUM.

[ E. Rutherford, Engl. physicist d. 1937 ]

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