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cadmia

cadmia noun: synonym of calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide.

Noun

cadmia (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide.
    Synonyms:
    calamine

Synonyms of cadmia

Origin of cadmia

From Latin cadmia, ultimately from Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of calamine, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris.

Questions about cadmia

What does cadmia mean?
Cadmia means synonym of calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide.
What part of speech is cadmia?
Cadmia is a noun.

Words near cadmia in the dictionary

  1. Cadmean
  2. Cadmean victories
  3. Cadmean victory
  4. Cadmeans
  5. Cadmeia
  6. cadmia
  7. cadmian
  8. cadmic
  9. cadmiferous
  10. cadmium
  11. cadmium bromide

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