RUTHERFORDIUM

rutherfordium, Rf, unnilquadium, Unq, element, atomic number

(noun) a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rutherfordium (uncountable)

A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104.

(obsolete) A rejected name for seaborgium.

Synonyms

• eka-hafnium (used before the element was discovered)

• kurchatovium (name proposed by Russian scientists, but rejected)

• unnilquadium (used before the element was officially named)

Source: Wiktionary



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