cadmium

silver$\longleftarrow$ 48 $\longrightarrow$indium

Pronunciation

• enPR: kăd'mēəm, IPA ^(key): /ˈkædmiəm/

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• Hyphenation: cad‧mi‧um

Noun

Singular cadmium

Plural none

Cadmium

1. (uncountable) Cadmium is a soft metal with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48.

   Cadmium has many common industrial uses as it is an important in battery production.