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Cf
The symbol for californium.
CF
abbr.
1. Accounting carried forward
2. Baseball
a. center field
b. center fielder
3. Sports center forward
4. cost and freight
5. cystic fibrosis
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cf
orCF
abbreviation for
(Commerce) cost and freight. Also: c & f
cf
the internet domain name for
(Computer Science) Central African Republic
Cf
the chemical symbol for
(Elements & Compounds) californium
CF
abbreviation for
(Military) Chaplain to the Forces
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CF
1. Christian female.
2. cystic fibrosis.
Cf
Chem. Symbol.
californium.
cf.
1. Bookbinding. calf.
2. center fielder.
3. compare.
[< Latin confer]
C.F.
or c.f.,
cost and freight.
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Cf
The symbol for californium.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
2. | CF - 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 monogenic disease, monogenic disorder - an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes fibrosis - development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ | |
Adv. | 1. | cf - compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) |
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