californium

/ˌkælɪˈfɔɹniəm/

californium means A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

californium is pronounced /ˌkælɪˈfɔɹniəm/.

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.

noun

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