cadmio

cadmium

noun KAHD-myoh Rare

Origin: From New Latin cadmia, from Greek kadmeia (Theban earth), named after Cadmus, legendary founder of Thebes, where zinc ores containing cadmium were found.

Usage Note

Cadmio is the chemical element with atomic number 48, symbol Cd. It is a toxic heavy metal used historically in batteries and pigments; amarillo de cadmio (cadmium yellow) is a well-known artists' pigment. EU regulations have increasingly restricted its use due to environmental hazard, a context where the word appears frequently in Spanish technical and legal texts.

Examples

"El cadmio es un metal altamente tóxico."

Natural Translation

Cadmium is a highly toxic metal.

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