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Cd

Cd

1 9.9
A soft silver-white metal that is poisonous and often found with zinc ores
  • noun
  • /siː diː/
  • Specialized
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  • The particulate phase was captured on the CFP, and any Cd that passed through the CFP was collected in the impinger.
  • Cd levels

Examples

  • The spectrum of Cd in the impaction trapped mainstream smoke sample is presented in Fig. 4d.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Therefore, fish liver can be considered safe to consume with regard to Cd levels.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Information on the particle-gas phase distribution of smoke Cd was obtained using two complementary techniques.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Our XANES observations point to the predominant Cd species in mainstream smoke being in the +2 oxidation state.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Cadmium speciation studies in mainstream smoke are important because smoke-containing Cd represents the smoker's primary exposure route to this toxic element and/or its species.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The metals most commonly associated with smoking-related health effects include arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), and lead (Pb).

    Academic text (2018)

  • The workers were concerned about the high levels of Cd found in the soil near the factory.

  • Exposure to Cd can lead to serious health problems, including kidney damage.

  • Scientists are studying the effects of Cd on aquatic life in contaminated waters.

Synonyms

cadmium
vsCd
  • Specialized
10 8.6

A soft bluish-white toxic metal often found with zinc ores

is the chemical symbol form used for the same element
atomic number 48
vsCd
  • Specialized
7.0

A soft bluish-white metal that is poisonous and found with zinc ores

is the named word form rather than a numeric identifier for the same element

Compounds

CD player
42 1.5

A machine that plays music from CDs

CD-ROM
  • Archaic
16 4.0

A disc for computers that stores data you cannot change

CD-ROM drive
  • Archaic
2 3.7

A device in or connected to a computer that reads data from CDs

CD burner
1 3.2

A machine that writes music or files onto CDs

CD-R
1 4.1

A disc you can write to only once that holds music or files

audio CD
1 2.5

A round plastic disc that stores music or spoken recordings to play in a CD player

CD drive
1 2.7

A part of a computer or music player that reads CDs

CD-WO
  • Archaic
6.7

A compact disc that you can write on only once and then only read

Surface Forms

Cd singular
Cds plural

Etymology

Cd stands for the metal cadmium, and the name comes from an old word cadmia from Greek kadmeia meaning the zinc ore 'calamine'. So a helpful way to remember Cd is that cadmium was first found in zinc minerals and usually comes with zinc, which explains why it is a toxic metal often measured near zinc ores.