cadmium
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈkædmiəm/
- Specialized
:
cadmio
- The mobilization of metals such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury may cause similar toxicity problems.
- cadmium concentrations
- cadmium batteries
- cadmium telluride
Chlorella in tablets or powder every day to remove mercury, cadmium, lead and arsenic.
- Chlorella in tablets or powder every day to remove mercury, cadmium, lead and arsenic.
- But even wild salmon has pretty significant levels of mercury cadmium.
- If it gets too acidic out there in the river, the metals become more soluble, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, all those metals.
- Burn Sienna little yellow ochre Little cadmium red.
- There's no real proven correlation between this release of zinc cadmium sulfate and and that.
Examples
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Removing household and automobile batteries can significantly reduce lead, mercury, and cadmium from emissions.
Academic text (1993) -
Unfortunately, some of these contain cancer causing cadmium, lead, chromium and mercury.
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A lot of people ask me if it's OK to use cadmium, which is toxic.
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Cadmium, Telluride has cadmium in it, which is toxic.
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The study design allowed us to conclude that exposure to mercury, cadmium, phthalates, and nicotine is widespread in the European population.
Academic text (2015) -
Another would phase out the use of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, and certain flame retardants by 2008.
Academic text (2000) -
Scientists found no signs of cadmium-related problems in long-term Palmerton residents, including home gardeners.
Academic text (1995) -
Volatile metals such as arsenic, mercury, lead, cadmium, and zinc tend to be more concentrated in fly ash.
Academic text (1993) -
A 1983 study identified elevated levels of lead, cadmium, copper, nickel, and zinc in Baltimore inner-city garden soils.
Academic text (2013) -
The hazardous waste contained high levels of cadmium, prompting safety regulations for disposal.
Synonyms
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9.9
A soft silver-white metal that is poisonous and often found with zinc ores
Compounds
- Specialized
1
8.3
A bright yellow pigment made from cadmium used in painting that is poisonous
- Specialized
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9.3
An orange paint colour artists use that stays bright for a long time
- Archaic
An electrical cell that uses cadmium metal for one electrode and gives a steady voltage for laboratory use
A rechargeable battery that uses nickel and cadmium to store electricity
- Specialized
A solid made from cadmium and zinc used as a pigment and in scientific tests
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cadmium comes from the Latin cadmia, a word for 'zinc ore', and from the Greek kadmion, which may come from the name Cadmus. Chemists named the metal after the ore where they first found it, so cadmium often appears together with zinc.