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Cd
noun 1.A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores. Synonyms: atomic number 48, cadmium. 2.The basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin. Synonyms: candela, candle, standard candle. 4.A digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser. Synonyms: compact disc, compact disk.
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