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rutherfordium

/ˌɹʌðəɹˈfɔːɹdiəm/

rutherfordium noun: a transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104.

Noun

rutherfordium (uncountable)

  1. A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104.
    1. (countable) An atom of this element.
  2. (obsolete) A rejected name for seaborgium.
  3. (obsolete) A rejected name for lawrencium.

rutherfordium meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Arabic

rutherfordium in Tamil

chemical element
ருதெர்போர்டியம் ruterpōrṭiyam

rutherfordium in Bengali

chemical element
রাদারফোর্ডিয়াম radarophōrḍiẏam

rutherfordium in Malayalam

chemical element
റുഥർഫോർഡിയം ṟuthaṟphōṟḍiyaṁ

rutherfordium in Arabic

chemical element
رُوذَرْفُورْدِيُوم rūḏarfūrdiyūm
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rutherfordium in Malay
ruterfordium
rutherfordium in Persian
رادرفوردیم
rutherfordium in Thai
รูเทอร์ฟอร์เดียม rūthoefodiam
rutherfordium in Vietnamese
rutherfordi, kusatovi

Synonyms of rutherfordium

Origin of rutherfordium

From Rutherford + -ium, named for Ernest Rutherford.

Questions about rutherfordium

What does rutherfordium mean?
Rutherfordium means a transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104.
What is rutherfordium in Tamil?
Rutherfordium in Tamil is ருதெர்போர்டியம் (ruterpōrṭiyam). See Rutherfordium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rutherfordium?
Rutherfordium is a noun.
How do you pronounce rutherfordium?
Rutherfordium is pronounced /ˌɹʌðəɹˈfɔːɹdiəm/.

Words near rutherfordium in the dictionary

  1. Rutherford scattering
  2. Rutherford scatterings
  3. Rutherford-Bohr model
  4. Rutherfordian
  5. rutherfordine
  6. rutherfordium
  7. rutherfords
  8. Rutherfordton
  9. Rutherglen
  10. Rutherglen bug
  11. Rutherglen bugs

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