cadmium

Definitions of cadmium
  1. noun
    a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
    synonyms: Cd
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    type of:
    metaal
    any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
  2. noun
    pigment of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange
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    type of:
    pigment, verfstof
    dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
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