Rutherford (surname)
WordNet
noun
(1) British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937)
(2) British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819)
(3) A unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second
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Proper noun
- from a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders.