ˌrəthə(r)ˈfȯ(ə)rdēəm, ˌrəth- noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Ernest Rutherford died 1937 British physicist + New Latin -ium
: a short-lived radioactive element of atomic number 104 that is produced artificially — symbol Rf
ˌrəthə(r)ˈfȯ(ə)rdēəm, ˌrəth- noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Ernest Rutherford died 1937 British physicist + New Latin -ium
: a short-lived radioactive element of atomic number 104 that is produced artificially — symbol Rf
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012