'californium' definitions:
Definition of 'californium'
(from WordNet)
noun
A radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles [syn: californium, Cf, atomic number 98]
Definition of 'californium'
From: Elements
- 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.