Meaning Of The Word Cadmium

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cadmium
uncountable noun: Cadmium is a soft bluish-white metal that is used in the production of nuclear energy.

cadmium in American English
a silver-white, malleable, ductile, metallic chemical element occurring as a sulfide or carbonate in zinc ores: it is used in some low-melting alloys, electroplating, rechargeable batteries, etc.: highly toxic dust or fumes: symbol, Cd; at. no., 48
noun: a white, ductile divalent metallic element resembling tin, used in plating and in making certain alloys; at. wt.: 112.41; at. no.: 48; sp. gr.: 8.6 at 20°C

cadmium in British English
noun: 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

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