Rutherford
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rutherford is a noun meaning An obsolete unit of radioactivity (symbol: rd), defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one million nuclei decay per second.
Meaning
An obsolete unit of radioactivity (symbol: rd), defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one million nuclei decay per second.
Word Forms
- rutherfords
Synonyms for rutherford
Depending on context, synonyms include megabecquerel.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bohr, backscattering, warren, miss, rutherfordium, physicist.
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