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Rutherfordium

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Noun

1. atomic number 104, element 104, rf, rutherfordium, unnilquadium, unq

a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized

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Rutherfordium

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noun
a transactinide element produced by bombarding californium-249 nuclei with carbon-12 nuclei. Symbol: Rf; atomic number.: 104; atomic wt: 261
. Name in the former Soviet Union: kurchatovium

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Rutherfordium

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noun
a radioactive chemical element with a very short half-life: a transactinide produced by bombarding californium or plutonium with high-energy nuclear particles: symbol, Rf; at. no., 104
see the periodic table of elements in the Reference Supplement

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Rutherfordium

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n. Symbol Rf
An artificially produced radioactive element with atomic number 104 that has only been produced in trace amounts. The isotope with mass number 261 has the longest confirmed half-life (65 seconds), although isotopes with longer half-lives have been reported. See Periodic Table.

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