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Definition of
cadmium noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
cadmium
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈkædmiəm
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
symbol
Cd
)
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a chemical element.
Cadmium
is a soft, poisonous, blue-white metal that is used in batteries and nuclear
reactors
.
See
cadmium
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