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Meaning of RUTHERFORD
Pronunciation:
r'uthurfurd
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Definition:
[n]
British
physicist
(
born
in
New
Zealand
)
who
discovered
the
atomic
nucleus
and
proposed
a
nuclear
model
of
the
atom
(1871-1937)
[n]
British
chemist
who
isolated
nitrogen
(1749-1819)
[n]
a
unit
strength
of
a
radioactive
source
equal
to
one
million
disintegrations
per
second
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Synonyms:
Daniel Rutherford
,
Ernest Rutherford
,
First Baron Rutherford
,
First Baron Rutherford of Nelson
See Also:
chemist
,
physicist
,
radioactivity unit
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