HyperDic: cadmium

English > 1 sense of the word cadmium:
NOUNsubstancecadmium, Cd, atomic number 48a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element
cadmium > pronunciation
Soundskae'dmiyahm
Rhymesabolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...
English > cadmium: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores.
SynonymsCd, atomic number 48
Broadermetallic element, metalAny of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Substance ofhemimorphite, calamineA white mineral
Spanishcadmio, número atómico 48
Catalancadmi, Cd, número atòmic 48

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