cadmium
cad·mi·um
noun \ˈkad-mē-əm\Definition of CADMIUM
: a bluish-white malleable ductile toxic divalent metallic element used especially in batteries, pigments, and protective platings — see element table
Origin of CADMIUM
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
First Known Use: 1822
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