cadmium, Cd, atomic number
(noun) a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cadmium (countable and uncountable, plural cadmiums)
A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal.
(countable) A single atom of this element.
Source: Wiktionary
Cad"mi*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Cadmia.] (Chem.)
Definition: A comparatively rare element related to zinc, and occurring in some zinc ores. It is a white metal, both ductile and malleable. Symbol Cd. Atomic weight 111.8. It was discovered by Stromeyer in 1817, who named it from its association with zinc or zinc ore. Cadmium yellow, a compound of cadmium and sulphur, of an intense yellow color, used as a pigment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2025
(noun) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
