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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland;
[syn: releasing factor, releasing hormone, RF]

2. a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized;
[syn: rutherfordium, Rf, unnilquadium, Unq, element 104, atomic number 104]

3. a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone;
[syn: reticular formation, RF]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

RF n 1: a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland [syn: releasing factor, releasing hormone, RF] 2: a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized [syn: rutherfordium, Rf, unnilquadium, Unq, element 104, atomic number 104] 3: a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone [syn: reticular formation, RF]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

RF radio frequency