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californium

/ˌkælɪˈfɔːniəm//ˌkælɪˈfɔɹniəm/

californium noun: a strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.

californium: a strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic...
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Noun

californium (uncountable)

  1. A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
    1. (countable) An atom of this element.

californium meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Persian

californium in Tamil

chemical element
கலிபோர்ணியம் kalipōrṇiyam

californium in Arabic

chemical element
كَالِيفُورْنِيُوم kālīfūrniyūm, كَلِيفُورْنِيُوم kalīfūrniyūm

californium in Malay

chemical element
kalifornium

californium in Persian

chemical element
کالیفرنیم kâliforniom
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californium in Thai
แคลิฟอร์เนียม kɛɛ-lí-fɔɔ-nîiam
californium in Vietnamese
califoni

Origin of californium

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.

Words formed from californium

  • californium-252
  • californium oxide
  • californium oxychloride
  • californium trichloride

Questions about californium

What does californium mean?
Californium means a strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
What is californium in Tamil?
Californium in Tamil is கலிபோர்ணியம் (kalipōrṇiyam). See Californium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is californium?
Californium is a noun.
How do you pronounce californium?
Californium is pronounced /ˌkælɪˈfɔɹniəm/ (US).

Words near californium in the dictionary

  1. Californification
  2. Californio
  3. Californios
  4. californite
  5. californites
  6. californium
  7. californium-252
  8. Californization
  9. Californy
  10. califs
  11. caliga

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