Meanings
plural cadmiums
- countableuncountableA chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal.
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Synonyms & antonyms
nouna soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
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Origin
- Ancient Greekκέκασμαι (kékasmai)influ.
- Ancient GreekΚᾰ́δμος (Kắdmos)
- Ancient GreekΚαδμεία (Kadmeía)
- GermanCadmium
- Englishcadmium
Borrowed from German Cadmium. from Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía, “calamine”), a cadmium-bearing mixture of minerals, which was named after the king Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”).
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Afrikaans kadmium
- kadmiumchemical element
Arabic كَادْمِيُوم
- كَادْمِيُوم (kādmiyūm)chemical element
Basque kadmioa
- kadmioachemical element
Bulgarian ка́дмий
- ка́дмий (kádmij)chemical element
Catalan cadmi
- cadmichemical element
Chinese Mandarin 鎘 /镉
- 鎘 /镉 (gé)chemical element
Czech kadmium
- kadmiumchemical element
Danish kadmium
- kadmiumchemical element
Dutch cadmium
- cadmiumchemical element
Esperanto kadmio
- kadmiochemical element
Estonian kaadmium
- kaadmiumchemical element
Finnish kadmium
- kadmiumchemical element
French cadmium
- cadmiumchemical element
German Kadmium, Cadmium
- Kadmiumchemical element
- Cadmiumchemical element
Greek κάδμιο
- κάδμιο (kádmio)chemical element
Hebrew קדמיום
- קדמיום (kádmiyum)chemical element
Hindi मृज्यातु
- मृज्यातु (mŕjyātu)chemical element
Hungarian kadmium
- kadmiumchemical element
Icelandic kadmín
- kadmínchemical element
Irish caidmiam
- caidmiamchemical element
Italian cadmio
- cadmiochemical element
Japanese カドミウム
- カドミウム (kadomiumu)chemical element
Korean 카드뮴
- 카드뮴 (kadeumyum)chemical element
Latin cadmium
- cadmiumchemical element
Latvian kadmijs
- kadmijschemical element
Lithuanian kadmis
- kadmischemical element
Malay kadmium
- kadmiumchemical element
Māori konuhirimā
- konuhirimāchemical element
Norwegian Bokmål kadmium
- kadmiumchemical element
Persian کادمیوم
- کادمیوم (kâdmiyom)chemical element
Polish kadm
- kadmchemical element
Portuguese cádmio
- cádmiochemical element
Romanian cadmiu
- cadmiuchemical element
Russian ка́дмий
- ка́дмий (kádmij)chemical element
Scottish Gaelic cadmium
- cadmiumchemical element
Slovak kadmium
- kadmiumchemical element
Spanish cadmio
- cadmiochemical element
Swedish kadmium
- kadmiumchemical element
Tagalog kadmiyo
- kadmiyochemical element
Tamil கட்மியம்
- கட்மியம் (kaṭmiyam)chemical element
Thai แคดเมียม
- แคดเมียม (kɛ́t-mîiam)chemical element
Turkish kadmiyum
- kadmiyumchemical element
Ukrainian ка́дмій
- ка́дмій (kádmij)chemical element
Vietnamese catmi, cađimi
- catmichemical element
- cađimichemical element
Welsh cadmiwm
- cadmiwmchemical element
Cite this entry
cadmium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadmium
“cadmium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadmium. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cadmium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cadmium.
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