cadmium

/ˈkædmiəm/
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Other forms: cadmiums

Definitions of cadmium
  1. noun
    a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
    synonyms: Cd, atomic number 48
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    type of:
    metal, metallic element
    any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
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