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cadmium

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
cadmium /ˈkadmēəm, ˈkædmiəm /
▸ noun the chemical element of atomic number 48, a silvery-white metal. (Symbol: Cd)
– ORIGIN early 19th century : from Latin cadmia ‘calamine’, so named because it is found with calamine in zinc ore. Compare with calamine.