cadmium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal.
A single atom of this element.

Pronunciation

kăd'mēəm /ˈkædmiəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cadmium.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-cadmium.wav

Word forms

cadmium cadmiums

Etymology

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

Related words

Cadmean Cadmian cadmia cadmy greenockite itai-itai disease

Derived words

cadmian cadmic cadmiferous cadmium acetate cadmium antimonide cadmium arsenide cadmium azide cadmium bromide cadmium carbonate cadmium cell cadmium chloride cadmium chromate cadmium cyanide cadmium cycle cadmium fluoride cadmium green cadmium hydroxide cadmium iodate cadmium iodide cadmium mercury cell cadmium metasilicate cadmium metatantalate cadmium metazirconate cadmium molybdate cadmium niobate cadmium nitrate cadmium orange cadmium oxalate cadmium oxide cadmium phosphate cadmium phosphide cadmium red cadmium selenide cadmium selenite cadmium sulfate cadmium sulphate cadmium sulfide cadmium sulphide cadmium sulfite cadmium sulphite cadmium tellurate cadmium telluride cadmium titanate cadmium tungstate cadmium vanadate cadmium yellow cadmium zinc telluride cadmiuria cadmopone cadmoselite cadmous dicadmium epicadmium mercury cadmium telluride nicad noncadmium organocadmium radiocadmium

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