Definition of
Cf
- (noun, 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
- (noun, substance) a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
- (adv, all) compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text)
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Synonyms of Cf
atomic number 98, californium, cf., cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis
Alternate forms of Cf
Hypernyms: fibrosis, metal, metallic element, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
Words that sound like Cf
c.p.u., caaba, cab, cabby, cafe, caff, cap, cap off, cap-a-pie, cape, capo, casaba, casava, casbah, cassava, cassiope, cassiopeia, cave, cavia, cavy, cebu, ceiba, ceibo, cf., cfo, chafe, chaff, chaffy, chap, chapeau, cheap, chebab, check off, checkup, cheep, chef, chekhov, chekov, chevvy, chevy, chew up, chichipe, chickpea, chief, chip
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