Main Entry: cad·mi·um

Pronunciation: \ˈkad-mē-əm\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cadmia zinc oxide, from Greek kadmeia, literally, Theban (earth), from feminine of kadmeios Theban, from Kadmos; from the occurrence of its ores together with zinc oxide

Date: 1822

: a bluish-white malleable ductile toxic divalent metallic element used especially in batteries, pigments, and protective platings — see element table