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Word: Californium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1950s: named after the University of California at Berkeley (where it was first made) + -ium
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkalɪˈfɔːnɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 98, a radioactive metal of the actinide series, first produced by bombarding curium with helium ions.
Short Definition:chemical element of atomic number 98
Variant Forms:
- Cf
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