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CALIFORNIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does californium mean?
• CALIFORNIUM (noun)
The noun CALIFORNIUM has 1 sense:
1. a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
Familiarity information: CALIFORNIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 98; californium; Cf
Hypernyms ("californium" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Context examples
Californium-252 is a neutron emitter with a high specific activity.
(Californium-252 Fission Neutron Radiation, NCI Thesaurus)
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