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.

Meanings

nouncaesium-137 (uncountable)

alternative cesium-137

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