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cadmiums

cadmiums is the plural of cadmium.

Meaning of cadmium

Noun

cadmium (countable and uncountable, plural cadmiums)

  1. A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal.
    • CSPI says the Trump Administration could take steps to protect consumers from each of these chemicals and support FDA’s broader post-market assessment efforts. It could ensure that FDA sets health-protective limits on heavy metals, like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, in foods consumed by children.2025 January 15, “FDA moves to eliminate carcinogenic Red 3 from foods”, in Center for Science in the Public Interest
  2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Questions about cadmiums

What is cadmiums the plural of?
Cadmiums is the plural of cadmium.

Words near cadmiums in the dictionary

  1. cadmium telluride
  2. cadmium yellow
  3. cadmium yellows
  4. cadmium zinc telluride
  5. cadmiumized
  6. cadmiums
  7. cadmiuria
  8. cadmoindite
  9. cadmopone
  10. cadmopones
  11. cadmoselite

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