RUTHERFORDIUM


Meaning of RUTHERFORDIUM in English

n. Chem. an artificially made transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding an isotope of Californium.

Usage:

Symb.: Rf. Also called KURCHATOVIUM.

Etymology: E. Rutherford, Engl. physicist d. 1937

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.