1. A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
   "Cadmium was once used in rechargeable batteries but has been phased out due to toxicity concerns";
   - Cd, atomic number 48

Derived forms: cadmiums

Type of: metal, metallic element

Part of: calamine, hemimorphite

Encyclopedia: Cadmium