Associations to the word «Cadmium»

Wiktionary

CADMIUM, noun. A metallic chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48.
CADMIUM CHLORIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) The cadmium salt of hydrochloric acid, CdCl2; it is used in photography and dyeing, and in the preparation of other cadmium compounds
CADMIUM OXIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) A colorless amorphous powder; a red or brown colored crystal.
CADMIUM YELLOW, noun. Cadmium sulphide when used as a pigment
CADMIUM YELLOWS, noun. Plural of cadmium yellow

Dictionary definition

CADMIUM, noun. A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats