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• Cadmium — (pronEng|ˈkædmiəm) is a chemical element with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48. A relatively abundant (price 3.55 USD/lb as of 2008 02 15), soft, bluish white, transition metal, cadmium is known to cause cancer and occurs with zinc ores.… …   Wikipedia

• cadmium — [kad′mē əm] n. [ModL < L cadmia, zinc ore < Gr kadmeia(gē), Cadmean (earth) (so called because found near Thebes, home of CADMUS) + IUM: so named (1817) by F. Strohmeyer (1776 1835), Ger chemist, because frequently found assoc. with zinc] a …   English World dictionary

• cadmium — cadmic, adj. /kad mee euhm/, n. a white, ductile divalent metallic element resembling tin, used in plating and in making certain alloys. Symbol: Cd; at. wt.: 112.41; at. no.: 48; sp. gr. 8.6 at 20°C. [1815 25; < NL, equiv. to L cadm(ia) calamine… …   Universalium

• Cadmium telluride solar cell — Articleissues advert = October 2008 COI = October 2008 wikify = October 2008A cadmium telluride solar cell is a solar cell based on a cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film, a semiconductor layer to absorb and convert sunlight into electricity… …   Wikipedia

• Cadmium sulfide — Chembox new Name = Cadmium sulfide ImageFile = Hawleyite 3D balls.png ImageSize = 150px ImageName = 3D model of the structure of hawleyite ImageFile1 = Greenockite 3D balls.png ImageSize1 = 150px ImageName1 = 3D model of the structure of… …   Wikipedia

• Cadmium fluoride — Chembox new Name = Cadmium fluoride IUPACName = Cadmium fluoride OtherNames = Cadmium (II) fluoride, Cadmium difluoride Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 7790 79 6 Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = CdF2 MolarMass = 150.408 g/mol… …   Wikipedia

• Cadmium — A metallic element whose salts are toxic and cause cancer. Cadmium and cadmium compounds were upgraded in 2000 by the US government to the status of known human carcinogens. These materials are used in batteries, coating and plating, plastic and… …   Medical dictionary

• cadmium — /ˈkædmiəm / (say kadmeeuhm) noun a white, ductile, divalent metallic element like tin in appearance, used in plating, in making certain alloys, and, because of its ability to absorb neutrons, it is also used in the control rods of nuclear… …  

• cadmium — A metallic element that occurs naturally in tiny amounts in air, water, soil, and food. It is a byproduct of zinc refining, and is used to make batteries, pigments, plastics, alloys, and electroplate. It is also found in cigarette smoke. Exposure …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• cadmium — cad•mi•um [[t]ˈkæd mi əm[/t]] n. chem. a white, ductile, divalent metallic element resembling tin, used in plating and in making certain alloys Symbol: Cd at. wt.: 112.41 at. no.: 48 sp. gr.: 8.6 at 20°C. • Etymology: < GKadmium(1817) < L… …   From formal English to slang

• List of alloys — This is a list of named alloys grouped alphabetically by base metal. Within these headings the alloys are also grouped alphabetically. Some of the main alloying elements are optionally listed after the alloy names. Contents 1 Alloys of aluminium… …   Wikipedia