1. Noun. a chemical compound with the formula CsCl ¹
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Medical Definition of Caesium chloride
1. Salt that yields aqueous solutions of high density. When equilibrium has been established between sedimentation and diffusion during ultracentrifugation, a linear density gradient is established in which macromolecules such as DNA band at a position corresponding to their own buoyant density.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
