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Cf symbol for the element californium .

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Cf • symb. the chemical element californium.

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CF • abbr. ∎ carried forward. ∎ cost and freight. ∎ cystic fibrosis.

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