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cadmium

/kad-mee-uhm/US // ˈkæd mi əm //UK // (ˈkædmɪəm) //

镉,镉含量,镉元素,镉的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a white, ductile divalent metallic element resembling tin, used in plating and in making certain alloys. Symbol: Cd; atomic weight: 112.41; atomic number: 48; specific gravity: 8.6 at 20°C.

Examples

  • Heavy metals such as cadmium, lead and arsenic are also present in food, water and cosmetics and are also known to harm sperm health.

  • The FDA has not announced dates for draft rules for cadmium and mercury, although the agency intends to gather and examine data.

  • The bill would require the FDA to establish separate limits for baby cereal and all other baby foods for cadmium, inorganic arsenic, lead and mercury.

  • The data Gerber provided to the committee reveals that the company used rice flour very high in arsenic, carrots high in cadmium and a number of ingredients high in lead.

  • Colbert said the words translate to “warning may contain cadmium” in Latin.

  • The words “Cavene Cadmium Sit” were inscribed on the glorious gold medal, depicting a naked man running with scissors.

  • It was she who had stood under the red pier-light, watching that cadmium horn of the moon that lifted itself out of the sea!

  • With all the sulphides of cadmium a steel palette knife is best avoided.

  • Under this name chromate of cadmium was introduced some few years back.

  • The addition of salts of lead and cadmium was without effect.

  • Sulphide of cadmium is used as a pigment (cadmium yellow); and the metal and some of its salts are useful reagents.