cadmium selenide

noun

An inorganic compound of cadmium with the chemical formula CdSe, used as an ingredient in the pigments cadmium orange and cadmium red.

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nouncadmium selenide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn inorganic compound of cadmium with the chemical formula CdSe, used as an ingredient in the pigments cadmium orange and cadmium red.
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