californium
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californium
- /ˌkælɪˈfɔɹniəm/ US
- /ˌkælɪˈfɔːniəm/ UK
Where it comes from
From California + -ium. The element was first synthesized at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (then the University of California Radiation Laboratory), thus named after the university and the U.S. state of California.
noun
- A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
- An atom of this element.
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noun chemical element
| Español | californio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 칼리포르늄 kalliporeunyum, 캘리포늄 kaelliponyum |
| 日本語 | カリホルニウム karihoruniumu |
| 中文 | 鉲 /𰽩 kāi |
| Português | califórnio |
| Français | californium |
| Deutsch | Californium |
| Italiano | californio |
| Ελληνικά | καλιφόρνιο kalifórnio |
| Română | californiu |
| Русский | калифо́рний kalifórnij |
| Tiếng Việt | califoni |
| العربية | كَالِيفُورْنِيُوم kālīfūrniyūm, كَلِيفُورْنِيُوم kalīfūrniyūm |
| עברית | קליפורניום kalifórniyum |
Talk about this word "californium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/californium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. californium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/californium "californium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/californium.Cite this
@misc{californium_2026,
title = {californium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/californium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
