CESIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cesium mean? 

• CESIUM (noun)
  The noun CESIUM has 1 sense:

1. a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal

  Familiarity information: CESIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CESIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 55; caesium; cesium; Cs

Hypernyms ("cesium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cesium"):

cesium 137 (a radioactive isotope of cesium used in radiation therapy)

Holonyms ("cesium" is a substance of...):

pollucite (a rare mineral that is an important source of cesium)

 Context examples 

Ferric hexacyanoferrate is used for the treatment of acute and chronic thallium and cesium poisoning.

(Ferric Ferrocyanide, NCI Thesaurus)

An unstable radioisotope of cesium (Cs) with radiocytotoxic application.

(Cesium Cs-131, NCI Thesaurus)

Cesium Cs 137 is prevalent due to its spontaneous production, which occurs as a result of nuclear fission of other radioactive materials, such as uranium and plutonium.

(Cesium Cs 137, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent is not absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract and it chelates thallium or cesium ion in the intestines.

(Ferric Ferrocyanide, NCI Thesaurus)

A radioactive isotope of cesium with an atomic mass of 139 and potential application in radiotherapy.

(Cesium Cs 137, NCI Thesaurus)

A chelating agent with strong binding affinity for thallium, cesium, and other ions.

(Ferric Ferrocyanide, NCI Thesaurus)