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