Meanings
nounrutherfordium (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104.
- countablechemistryAn atom of this element.
- obsoleteuncountableA rejected name for seaborgium.
- obsoleteuncountableA rejected name for lawrencium.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
- Proto-Germanic*hrinþaz
- Proto-West Germanic*hrinþ
- Proto-West Germanic*hrinþiʀu
- Proto-West Germanic*hrinþiʀ
- Old Englishhryþer
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*pértus
- Proto-Germanic*furduz
- Proto-West Germanic*furdu
- Old Englishford
- EnglishRutherford
- Englishrutherfordium
From Rutherford + -ium, named for Ernest Rutherford.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans rutherfordium
- rutherfordiumchemical element
Arabic رُوذَرْفُورْدِيُوم
- رُوذَرْفُورْدِيُوم (rūḏarfūrdiyūm)chemical element
Bengali রাদারফোর্ডিয়াম
- রাদারফোর্ডিয়াম (radarophōrḍiẏam)chemical element
Bulgarian ръдърфордий
- ръдърфордий (rădărfordij)chemical element
Catalan rutherfordi
- rutherfordichemical element
Chinese Mandarin 鑪 /𬬻
- 鑪 /𬬻 (lú)chemical element
Czech rutherfordium
- rutherfordiumchemical element
Danish rutherfordium
- rutherfordiumchemical element
Dutch rutherfordium
- rutherfordiumchemical element
Esperanto ruterfordio
- ruterfordiochemical element
Estonian rutherfordium
- rutherfordiumchemical element
Finnish rutherfordium
- rutherfordiumchemical element
French rutherfordium
- rutherfordiumchemical element
German Rutherfordium
- Rutherfordiumchemical element
Greek ραδερφόρντιο
- ραδερφόρντιο (raderfórntio)chemical element
Hebrew רותרפורדיום
- רותרפורדיום (ruterfórdiyum)chemical element
Hungarian raderfordium
- raderfordiumchemical element
Italian rutherfordio
- rutherfordiochemical element
Japanese ラザホージウム
- ラザホージウム (razahōjiumu)chemical element
Korean 러더포듐
- 러더포듐 (reodeopodyum)chemical element
Latin rutherfordium
- rutherfordiumchemical element
Latvian rezerfordijs
- rezerfordijschemical element
Lithuanian ruterfordis
- ruterfordischemical element
Malay ruterfordium
- ruterfordiumchemical element
Norwegian rutherfordium
- rutherfordiumchemical element
Persian رادرفوردیم
- رادرفوردیمchemical element
Polish rutherford
- rutherfordchemical element
Portuguese ruterfórdio
- ruterfórdiochemical element
Romanian rutherfordiu
- rutherfordiuchemical element
Russian резерфо́рдий
- резерфо́рдий (rezerfórdij)chemical element
Scottish Gaelic rutarfoirdiam
- rutarfoirdiamchemical element
Slovak rutherfordium
- rutherfordiumchemical element
Spanish rutherfordio
- rutherfordiochemical element
Swedish rutherfordium
- rutherfordiumchemical element
Tamil ருதெர்போர்டியம்
- ருதெர்போர்டியம் (ruterpōrṭiyam)chemical element
Thai รูเทอร์ฟอร์เดียม
- รูเทอร์ฟอร์เดียม (rūthoefodiam)chemical element
Turkish rutherfordyum
- rutherfordyumchemical element
Ukrainian резерфо́рдій
- резерфо́рдій (rezerfórdij)chemical element
Vietnamese rutherfordi, kusatovi
- rutherfordichemical element
- kusatovichemical element
Welsh rutherfordiwm
- rutherfordiwmchemical element
Cite this entry
APA
rutherfordium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rutherfordium
MLA
“rutherfordium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rutherfordium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rutherfordium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rutherfordium.
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