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cf
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Noun cf has 2 senses
- cf(n = noun.substance) atomic number 98, californium - a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles; Array is a kind of metal, metallic element
- cf(n = noun.state) cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, mucoviscidosis, pancreatic fibrosis - 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; Array is a kind of monogenic disease, monogenic disorder, fibrosis
Adverbial cf has 1 sense
- cf(r = adv.all) cf. - compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text); Array
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