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    CESIUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    atomic number 55; caesium; cesium; Cs

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    Nouns denoting substances

    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)

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