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caesium-137

caesium-137 noun: a radioactive isotope of caesium, 13755Cr, having 55 protons and 82 neutrons and which is formed mainly as a fission product by nuclear fission.

Noun

caesium-137 (uncountable)

  1. A radioactive isotope of caesium, 13755Cr, having 55 protons and 82 neutrons and which is formed mainly as a fission product by nuclear fission.

Forms of caesium-137

alternative formcesium-137

Questions about caesium-137

What does caesium-137 mean?
Caesium-137 means a radioactive isotope of caesium, 13755Cr, having 55 protons and 82 neutrons and which is formed mainly as a fission product by nuclear fission.
What part of speech is caesium-137?
Caesium-137 is a noun.

Words near caesium-137 in the dictionary

  1. caesium hydroxide
  2. caesium hydroxides
  3. caesium iodide
  4. caesium nitrate
  5. caesium nitrates
  6. caesium-137
  7. caespitose
  8. caespitosely
  9. caespitous
  10. caesti
  11. caestus

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