cadmium
A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal.
Other meanings
A single atom of this element.
A kind of
- metallic element
Related words
- cadmian
- cadmiuria
- cadmopone
- cadmous
- dicadmium
- epicadmium
- noncadmium
- organocadmium
- radiocadmium
- cadmic
- cadmium cycle
- cadmiferous
Word history
From Ancient Greek "Καδμεία" (calamine).
Where this comes from
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