Definition of rutherford:
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An obsolete unit of radioactivity (symbol: rd), defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one million nuclei decay per second.
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A Scottish habitational surname from Old English from a place where there was once a settlement in the Scottish borders.
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A suburb of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
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A neighbourhood in south Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A census-designated place in Napa County, California.