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nouncadmia (uncountable)
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nounSynonym of calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide.
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- Ancient GreekΚαδμεία
- Latincadmia
- Englishcadmia
From Latin cadmia, ultimately from Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of calamine, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris.
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APA
cadmia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadmia
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“cadmia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadmia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cadmia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadmia.
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