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cadmium selenide

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.

Noun

cadmium selenide (uncountable)

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

Questions about cadmium selenide

What does cadmium selenide mean?
Cadmium selenide means an inorganic compound of cadmium with the chemical formula CdSe, used as an ingredient in the pigments cadmium orange and cadmium red.
What part of speech is cadmium selenide?
Cadmium selenide is a noun.

Words near cadmium selenide in the dictionary

  1. cadmium iodide
  2. cadmium nitrate
  3. cadmium orange
  4. cadmium oxide
  5. cadmium red
  6. cadmium selenide
  7. cadmium sulfide
  8. cadmium telluride
  9. cadmium yellow
  10. cadmium yellows
  11. cadmium zinc telluride

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