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Meanings of caesium in English

Portuguese
césio
Catalan
cesi

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

césio
Usage of caesium in English
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Abnormal level of radioactive caesium found in beef from the area, Kyodo reports.
Reuters
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Abnormal level of radioactive caesium found in beef from the area, Kyodo reported.
Reuters
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A second, the basic unit of time, is defined by caesium.
Radio NZ
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This shows with time, the caesium was more firmly adhered to the soil.
BBC
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Abnormal level of radioactive caesium was found in beef from the area, Kyodo reported.
Reuters
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In addition to iodine and caesium, Thailand is also looking out for Strontium 90.
Reuters
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But the soil around Fukushima is laden with radioactive caesium.
The Guardian
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Invented 60 years ago, they work by bathing a ball of caesium atoms in microwaves.
BBC
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Japanese media said officials had detected iodine and caesium, elements released when overheating causes core damage.
The Guardian
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The nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima released 89 trillion becquerels of caesium-137.
The Guardian
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And an isotope of caesium, produced in atmospheric nuclear tests, means it is also useful for dating things.
Radio NZ
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Sunflowers were used near Chernobyl after the 1986 nuclear accident to extract radioactive caesium from contaminated ponds nearby.
Reuters
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The mushrooms that used to provide a livelihood for foragers are now steeped in dangerous levels of caesium.
Reuters
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However the atomic weight of strontium is 87.62 and that of caesium 132.9.
The Guardian
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Much is pumped out and passed through a filter made with zeolite clay, which removes dangerous caesium isotopes.
The Guardian
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All 10 tested positive for tiny amounts of caesium-134 and caesium-137.
The Irish Times
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Translations for caesium
Portuguese
césio
Caesium through the time