(cadmium)
111cadmium — cad·mi·um || kædmɪəm n. (Cd) bluish white toxic metallic element related to zinc and sometimes found in zinc ores (Chemistry) …
112cadmium — [ kadmɪəm] noun the chemical element of atomic number 48, a silvery white metal resembling zinc. (Symbol: Cd) Origin C19: from L. cadmia calamine , so named because it is found with calamine in zinc ore …
113cadmium — noun (U) a type of metal used in batteries (battery (1)) …
114cadmium — cad·mi·um …
115cadmium — n. a silvery metallic element that can cause serious lung irritation if the fumes of the molten metal are inhaled. Long term exposure may also cause kidney damage. Symbol: Cd …
116cadmium — UK [ˈkædmɪəm] / US noun [uncountable] chemistry a chemical element that is a metal and is used, for example, in making batteries …
117cadmium — cad•mi•um [[t]ˈkæd mi əm[/t]] n. chem. a white, ductile, divalent metallic element resembling tin, used in plating and in making certain alloys Symbol: Cd at. wt.: 112.41 at. no.: 48 sp. gr.: 8.6 at 20°C. • Etymology: < GKadmium(1817) < L… …
118Cadmium — Cạd|mi|um vgl. Kadmium …
119cadmium sulfide — noun Date: 1869 a yellow brown poisonous salt CdS used especially in electronic parts, in photoelectric cells, and in medicine …
120cadmium orange — a yellow color approaching orange. [1890 95] * * * …
