Synonyms for cadmium
ˈkæd mi əmcad·mi·um

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1. cadmium, Cd, atomic number 48noun

   a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores

   Synonyms:
   compact disc, candela, atomic number 48, standard candle, candle, compact disk, certificate of deposit

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1. • Metallic Element

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1. List of paraphrases for "cadmium":

   cd, telluride

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1. cadmium

   Synonyms:
   Cd

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1. John Nelson:

   I started going down to the burn pit because I was growing more and more concerned with the amount of debris, so I started taking a look and I started seeing batteries, the cadmium batteries, the lead. All of that was burning. They were putting the oils and the paints and fuels. All of this stuff, and it was leading to this creation of toxicity and I was becoming concerned about it. john Nelson would wait until the middle of the night to drop it off.

2. Jane Houlihan:

   There's also not as much evidence that cadmium is neurotoxic to babies, or at least the body of evidence isn't there at the same levels as lead and arsenic, lead and arsenic damage isn't reversible -- these are permanent impacts on IQ, learning ability and behavior, so it's a big deal.

3. Anna Callan:

   Because cadmium is present in so many food types, there is no simple way to reduce dietary exposure, the best advice is to follow a balanced and varied diet and to eat low-fat dairy foods as a source of calcium to help build strong bones.