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CESIUM 137
Dictionary entry overview: What does cesium 137 mean?
• CESIUM 137 (noun)
The noun CESIUM 137 has 1 sense:
1. a radioactive isotope of cesium used in radiation therapy
Familiarity information: CESIUM 137 used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A radioactive isotope of cesium used in radiation therapy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cesium 137" is a kind of...):
atomic number 55; caesium; cesium; Cs (a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal)
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