Mirriam Webster
Main Entry: ce·si·um
Pronunciation: 'sE-zE-&m also -zhE-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin caesius bluish gray
Date: 1861
: a silver-white soft ductile element of the alkali metal group that is the most electropositive element known and that is used especially in photoelectric cells
Oxford English
Main Entry: caesium (US cesium)
Pronunciation: si-ziam
Function: noun
: a rare silver-white soft element of the alkali metal group used in photoelectric cells and atomic clocks