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English noun: Cf

1. Cf (substance) a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles


Synonymsatomic number 98, californium


Broader (hypernym)metal, metallic element

2. CF (state) the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known


Synonymscystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis


Broader (hypernym)fibrosis, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder


English adverb: cf

1. cf compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)


Synonymscf.









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