cadmic

adjective

cad·​mic

ˈkadmik

: of, relating to, or derived from cadmium

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cadm- (from New Latin cadmium) + -ic; originally formed as French cadmique

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

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