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Vinony

californium

noun

  1. synthetic chemical element with symbol Cf and atomic number 98
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkælɪˈfɔɹniəm/ / /ˌkælɪˈfɔːniəm/

noun

Etymology: 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.

  1. A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.