Definition of cadmium
English to English noun - a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
source: WordNet 3.0 - A comparatively rare element related to zinc, and occurring in some zinc ores. It is a white metal, both ductile and malleable. Symbol Cd. Atomic weight 111.8. It was discovered by Stromeyer in 1817, who named it from its association with zinc or zinc ore.
source: Webster 1913
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cadmium, cadmia, cadmian, codiaeum, coccidium, chadian, cadmean, chasidim, cacodemon, chassidim, cacostomia, cacodaemon, cadene, cation, cestum, cydonin, cydonia, codeine, caution, caddoan
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