cf

Noun cf has 2 senses

• cf(n = noun.substance) atomic number 98, californium - a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles;
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;
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);