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cadmous

cadmous adjective: of a compound, containing cadmium with an oxidation number of 1, however most have been proved to not exist.

Adjective

cadmous (not comparable)

  1. Of a compound, containing cadmium with an oxidation number of 1, however most have been proved to not exist.

Origin of cadmous

From cadmium + -ous.

Questions about cadmous

What does cadmous mean?
Cadmous means of a compound, containing cadmium with an oxidation number of 1, however most have been proved to not exist.
What part of speech is cadmous?
Cadmous is an adjective.

Words near cadmous in the dictionary

  1. cadmiuria
  2. cadmoindite
  3. cadmopone
  4. cadmopones
  5. cadmoselite
  6. cadmous
  7. CADMs
  8. Cadmus
  9. Cadmuses
  10. Cadnam
  11. cadoceratid

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