Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cadmium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cadmium \Cad"mi*um\, n. [NL. See {Cadmia}.] (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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cadmium
n : a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent
metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
[syn: {Cd}, {atomic number 48}]
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