Rutherfordium
Origin
Named for Ernest Rutherford
Full definition of rutherfordium
Noun
rutherfordium
(uncountable)- A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104
- (obsolete) A rejected name for seaborgium
Synonyms
- eka-hafnium used before the element was discovered
- kurchatovium name proposed by Russian scientists, but rejected
- unnilquadium used before the element was officially named