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cadmium

cad·mi·um [ ˈkad-mē-əm]

cadmium

noun

[ˈkad-mē-əm]

Definition of cadmium

: a toxic bluish-white malleable ductile divalent metallic element used especially in batteries, pigments, and protective platings — see Chemical Elements Table

Recent Examples on the Web

//Some of these elements can also end up in people’s lungs, where poisonous ones like tin, cadmium, and mercury can do real harm to nervous, digestive, and immune systems.
— Akshat Rathi, Quartz, "The science of what makes coal so dirty," 23 Oct. 2019
//In addition to arsenic and lead, cadmium and mercury were also found.
— Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, "95 Percent of Baby Foods Tested in US Contain Toxic Metals, Claims New Report," 17 Oct. 2019
//Those disposable filters use something called ion exchange resin to filter out copper, cadmium and zinc.
— Dan Sweeney, sun-sentinel.com, "Why do we have to boil water anyway?," 19 July 2019
//The continent’s strict regulations on collection and recycling of lead-acid and nickel-cadmium batteries could serve as a blueprint, even if the technology needed to recover the materials inside lithium-ion batteries is likely to be different.
— Akshat Rathi, Quartz, "Europe’s battery leadership can help clean up the global metals supply chain," 7 Aug. 2019
//Preliminary post-mortem exams showed damaged bone marrow and unexplained high levels of cadmium, antimony, chromium and other metals in her blood.
— Washington Post, "Never mind the tax fraud and ‘bunga bunga’ scandals. These Italians won’t give up on Berlusconi.," 28 June 2019
//Many inorganic reds, including those based on cadmium, lead and mercury, are semiconductors.
— The Economist, "A team of chemists are searching for a new red pigment," 11 July 2019
//Their products are made to be durable, comfortable to use, weather-resistant, and free of toxins like lead, cadmium, and phtalates.
— Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, "Yes, Stylish Garden Hoses Exist, and You Definitely Deserve One," 9 July 2019
//Inside were nickel-cadmium batteries and ten-metre antennae—components of a clandestine weather station.
— The Economist, "How to predict the weather," 6 July 2019

First Known Use of cadmium

1818, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cadmium

New Latin, from Latin cadmia zinc oxide, from Greek kadmeia, literally, Theban (earth), from feminine of kadmeios Theban, from Kadmos; from the occurrence of its ores together with zinc oxide

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cadmium

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English Language Learners Definition of cadmium

: a bluish-white metal that is used especially in protective coatings and in batteries

cadmium

noun

cad·mi·um | \ ˈkad-mē-əm \

Medical Definition of cadmium

: a bluish white malleable ductile toxic bivalent metallic element used especially in protective platings and in bearing metals —symbol Cd — see Chemical Elements Table