cadmium
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mi noun
a white, ductile divalent metallic element resembling tin, used in plating and in making certain alloys. Symbol: Cd; atomic weight: 112.41; atomic number: 48; specific gravity: 8.6 at 20°C.
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| a malleable ductile toxic bluish-white metallic element that occurs in association with zinc ores. It is used in electroplating, alloys, and as a neutron absorber in the control of nuclear fission. Symbol: Cd; atomic no: 48; atomic wt: 112.411; valency: 2; relative density: 8.65; melting pt: 321.1°C; boiling pt: 767°C | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from Latin cadmīa zinc ore, | |
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Word Origin & History
cadmium
bluish-white metal, discovered 1817 by Ger. scientist Friedrich Strohmeyer, 1822, Mod.L., from cadmia, a word used by ancient naturalists for various earths and oxides, from Gk. kadmeia (ge) "Cadmean (earth)," from Kadmos "Cadmus," legendary founder of Boeotian Thebes. So called because first found in
the vicinity of Thebes (Kadmeioi was an alternative name for "Thebams" since the time of Homer).
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Medical Dictionary
cadmium cad·mi·um (kād'mē-əm)
n.
Symbol Cd
A soft metallic element occurring primarily in zinc, copper, and lead ores that is used in low-friction fatigue-resistant alloys, solders, batteries, nuclear reactor shields, and electroplating. Atomic number 48; atomic weight 112.41; melting point 321.7°C; boiling point 767°C; specific gravity 8.65; valence 2.
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| cadmium (kād'mē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Symbol Cd A rare, soft, bluish-white metallic element that occurs mainly in zinc, copper, and lead ores. Cadmium is plated onto other metals and alloys to prevent corrosion, and it is used in rechargeable batteries and in nuclear control rods as a neutron absorber. Atomic number 48; atomic weight 112.41; melting point 320.9°C; boiling point 765°C; specific gravity 8.65; valence 2. See Periodic Table. |
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Example sentences
Their cores contain paired clusters of atoms such as cadmium and selenium that combine to create a semiconductor.
They exposed the cells to a battery of substances known to be either benign or toxic to the human liver, from caffeine to cadmium.
But they also found that the enhanced acidity led to dissolution of metals such as uranium, cobalt, cadmium and iron.
The satellite was powered by large solar cells with nickel-cadmium cells as backup.
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