n.
Pronunciation: ' kad-m ē - ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cadmia zinc oxide, from Greek kadmeia, literally, Theban (earth), from feminine of kadmeios Theban, from Kadmos; from the occurrence of its ores together with zinc oxide
Date: 1822
: a bluish-white malleable ductile toxic divalent metallic element used especially in batteries, pigments, and protective platings ― see ELEMENT table