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Definition of Cadmium

1. Noun. A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores.

Definition of Cadmium

1. n. 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.

Definition of Cadmium

1. Noun. a metallic chemical element (''symbol'' Cd) with an atomic number of 48. ¹

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Definition of Cadmium

1. a metallic element [n -S] : CADMIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Cadmium

1. An element with atomic symbol cd, atomic number 48, and atomic weight 114. It is a metal and ingestion will lead to cadmium poisoning. Chemical name: Cadmium (12 Dec 1998)

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