cadmium-sulfide

cadmium sulfide

noun
a light yellow or orange, water-insoluble powder, CdS, used chiefly as a pigment in paints, inks, and ceramic glazes.
Origin:
1870–75

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cadmium sulfide

noun
a yellow sulfide used chiefly as a pigment 
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