californium
Meanings
Noun
- a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
- A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
Origin / Etymology
From California + -ium. The element was first synthesized at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (then the University of California Radiation Laboratory), thus named after the university and the U.S. state of California.
Synonyms
atomic number 98, Cf
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