rutherfordium

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɹʌðəɹˈfɔːɹdiəm/

Noun

rutherfordium (uncountable)

1. A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104.
2. (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)

Related terms

• Rutherford
• rutherford
• rutherfordine, rutherfordite
• Rutherford model
• Rutherford scattering
• rutherfordate

Translations

• French: rutherfordium
• German: Rutherfordium
• Italian: rutherfordio
• Portuguese: ruterfórdio
• Russian: резерфо́рдий
• Spanish: rutherfordio

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