cadmium
1817, from Old Greek Καδμεία, a cadmium-bearing mixture of minerals, which was named after the king Κάδμος. Pronunciation
  • enPR: kăd'mēəm, IPA: /ˈkædmiəm/
Noun

cadmium

  1. A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal.
  2. (countable) A single atom of this element.
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