organocadmium

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adjective

Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to cadmium bond

OriginEnglish cadmium ← German Cadmium ← Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía) →
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Meanings

adjectiveorganocadmium (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing any organic compound containing a carbon to cadmium bond

Origin

  1. Englishorgano-
  2. Ancient Greekκέκασμαι (kékasmai)influ.
  3. Ancient GreekΚᾰ́δμος (Kắdmos)
  4. Ancient GreekΚαδμεία (Kadmeía)
  5. GermanCadmium
  6. Englishcadmium
  7. Englishorganocadmium

From organo- + cadmium.

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APA

organocadmium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organocadmium

MLA

“organocadmium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organocadmium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organocadmium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organocadmium.

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