meaning of cadmium
1. A comparatively rare element related to zinc, and occurring in some zinc ores. It is a white metal, both ductile and malleable. Symbol Cd. Atomic weight 111. 8. It was discovered by Stromeyer in 1817, who named it from its association with zinc or zinc ore.
2. a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
Related Words
cadmium | cadmium cell | cadmium orange | cadmium sulfide | cadmium sulphide | cadmium yellow | cadmium yellow pale |
