| 释义 |
cadmium/ˈkædmiəm/n. a soft bluish-white toxic metallic element occurring naturally with zinc ores, and used in the manufacture of solders and pigments and in electroplating (symbol 符 Cd) (化学元素)镉 [obsolete cadmia ‘calamine’ via Latin from Greek kadm(e)ia(gē) ‘Cadmean (earth)’, from Kadmos ‘Cadmus’, the name of the legendary founder of Thebes: see -IUM] |