cesium
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noun
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
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The levels of radioactive cesium and potassium were elevated, and the source was unmistakable.
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Of particular concern: cesium-137 in the pool, at levels Alvarez estimates at 20 million to 50 million curies.
It was established that strontium-90 and cesium-137, important in fallout on land, enter the marine cycles only in minute amounts.
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Medical definitions for cesium
cesium
n. Symbol Cs
A soft ductile metal, liquid at room temperature, the most electropositive and alkaline of the elements, used in photoelectric cells. Atomic number 55.
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Scientific definitions for cesium
cesium
[ sē′zē-əm ]
Cs
A soft, ductile, silvery-white element of the alkali group. It is liquid at room temperature and is the most reactive of all metals. Cesium is used to make photoelectric cells, electron tubes, and atomic clocks. Atomic number 55; atomic weight 132.905; melting point 28.5°C; boiling point 690°C; specific gravity 1.87; valence 1. See Periodic Table.
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