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English Dictionary: Californium by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
californium
n
  1. a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
    Synonym(s): californium, Cf, atomic number 98
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
   californium
   Symbol: Cf
   Atomic number: 98
   Atomic weight: (249)
   Radioactive metallic transuranic element. Belongs to actinoid series.
   Cf-251 has a half life of about 700 years. Nine isotopes are known.
   Cf-252 is an intense {neutron} source, which makes it an intense
   {neutron} source and gives it a use in {neutron} activation analysis
   and a possible use as a radiation source in medicine. First produced
   by Glenn T. Seaborg and associates in 1950.
  
  
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