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CADMIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
Synonyms:
atomic number 48; cadmium; Cd
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cadmium" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("cadmium" is a substance of...):
calamine; hemimorphite (a white mineral; a common ore of zinc)
Context examples:
A whitish, crystalline, inorganic compound that forms toxic fumes of cadmium oxides when heated.
(Cadmium Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Exposure to high levels of cadmium may cause certain cancers and other health problems.
(Cadmium, NCI Dictionary)
An inorganic substance that contains the metallic element cadmium usually in its positive-2 valence state and forms toxic fumes of cadmium oxide when heated.
(Cadmium Compound, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding indicating the presence of cadmium mineral deposits in an organ.
(Cadmium Deposition, NCI Thesaurus)
A complex mixture of dusts, vapors and gases that contains various known or potential carcinogens, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, formaldehyde, nitrosamines, coal tar and coal tar pitch, cadmium, benzene and arsenic compounds.
(Coke Oven Emission, NCI Thesaurus)
The immunomodulatory effects observed with cadmium treatment may also involvement transcriptional disregulation, including the expression of cytokines such as IL-4, IL-10, and TNF-alpha.
(Cadmium Induction Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Cadmium chloride is a known carcinogen and is associated with an elevated risk of developing lung cancer.
(Cadmium Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Worldwide, those at greatest exposure of arsenic, lead, cadmium and copper were around 30% to 80% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than those at lowest exposure.
(Experts warn of cardiovascular risk from heavy metal pollution, University of Cambridge)
Cadmium compounds are used in industry in electroplating and coating, in pigments, in batteries, in alloys, and as stabilizers.
(Cadmium Compound, NCI Thesaurus)
Calcium oxide is mainly used in nickel-cadmium batteries, but is also used in electroplating, in the production of plastics and nitrile rubbers and as a nematocide and ascaricide in swine.
(Cadmium Oxide, NCI Thesaurus)
