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| cad·mi·um [ kádmee əm ] |
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metallic chemical element: a soft malleable toxic bluish white metallic element. Source: ores of copper and lead. Use: alloys, electroplating, nuclear reactors, dental amalgams, pigments, electronics.
Symbol Cd
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| [Early 19th century. < Latin cadmia "zinc ore" < Greek kadm(e)ia gē "earth of Cadmus," because the substance came originally from Thebes] |
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