cesium
or cae·si·um
[ see-zee-uh m ]
/ ˈsi zi əm /
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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Even at the Chernobyl meltdown in 1986, he pointed out, cesium and iodine were the problem.
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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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