Definition of Cadmium
Cad´mi`um
n.
1.
(Chem.)
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
.
Cadmium yellow
a
compound
of
cadmium
and
sulphur
,
of
an
intense
yellow
color
,
used
as
a
pigment
.
Related Words
atomic
number
48
,
calamine
,
Cd
,
hemimorphite
,
metal
,
metallic
element
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