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Cadmium

//ˈkædmiəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal. countable, uncountable

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  2. 2
    a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores wordnet
  3. 3
    A single atom of this element. countable

Etymology

1817, from Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía, “calamine”), a cadmium-bearing mixture of minerals, which was named after the king Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”).

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