californium

cal·i·for·ni·um

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kal-uh-fawr-nee-uh m]
- /ˌkæl əˈfɔr ni əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kal-uh-fawr-nee-uh m]
- /ˌkæl əˈfɔr ni əm/

Definitions of californium word

noun californium a metallic transuranic element artificially produced from curium. Symbol: Cf; atomic no: 98; half-life of most stable isotope, 251Cf: 800 years (approx.) 3
noun californium 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. 3
noun californium a transuranic element. Symbol: Cf; atomic number: 98. 1
noun californium The chemical element of atomic number 98, a radioactive metal of the actinide series, first produced by bombarding curium with helium ions. 1
noun californium a transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98. 0

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Origin of californium

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

1945-50; named after the University of California where it was discovered; see -ium

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