Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cf

2 senses of cf

Sense 1
californium, Cf, atomic number 98 -- (a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles)
       => metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Sense 2
cystic fibrosis, CF, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis, mucoviscidosis -- (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)
       => fibrosis -- (development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ)
       => monogenic disorder, monogenic disease -- (an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes)

Synonyms of adv cf

1 sense of cf

Sense 1
cf., cf -- (compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text))