Cadmium is an English word with synonyms like metal. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cadmium in a sentence
Cadmium meaning
- A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal.
- A single atom of this element.
Synonyms of Cadmium
Using Cadmium
- The main meaning on this page is: A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal. | A single atom of this element.
- Useful related words include: cd, atomic number 48, metallic element, metal.
- In the example corpus, cadmium often appears in combinations such as: and cadmium, of cadmium, cadmium and.
Context around Cadmium
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cadmium
- In this selection, "cadmium" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lead, arsenic, yellow, levels, sulphide and sulphate stand out and add context to how "cadmium" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and nickel cadmium batteries have and arsenic lead cadmium and mercury. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cadmium" sits close to words such as abbie, acoustics and adequacy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cadmium
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Blood and tissue samples taken from residents found elevated levels of heavy metals including lead, nickel and cadmium. (18 words)
It checks for substances linked to autism including metals like lead, cadmium, arsenic, zinc and copper among others. (18 words)
Over time, with exposure, the yellow cadmium sulphide has oxidised into two white chemical compounds: cadmium sulphate and cadmium carbonate. (20 words)
In a report released last November, Benn said the results of the all-hazard study fell short, as some of the solid particles found in the North Kent area wells had elevated levels of heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead and nickel. (42 words)
According to the House Subcommittee’s report on baby food in 2021, HappyBaby (owned by Nurture, Inc.) had some of the highest levels of arsenic, cadmium, and lead in their baby food products compared to other brands tested. (38 words)
Led by Leigh Frame and medical student Jacob Hands at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, it analysed 72 consumer cocoa products, including dark chocolate, over an eight-year period for lead, cadmium, and arsenic contamination. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Over time, with exposure, the yellow cadmium sulphide has oxidised into two white chemical compounds: cadmium sulphate and cadmium carbonate.
Safety main The bioinorganic aspects of cadmium toxicity have been reviewed. citation The most dangerous form of occupational exposure to cadmium is inhalation of fine dust and fumes, or ingestion of highly soluble cadmium compounds.
The stabilizing effect of cadmium chemicals like the carboxylates cadmium laurate and cadmium stearate on PVC led to an increased use of those compounds in the 1970s and 1980s.
Cadmium is isolated from the zinc metal by vacuum distillation if the zinc is smelted, or cadmium sulfate is precipitated from the electrolysis solution.
Cadmium use is generally decreasing because it is toxic (it is specifically listed in the European Restriction of Hazardous Substances citation ) and nickel-cadmium batteries have been replaced with nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion batteries.
The potential for cadmium yellow as pigment was recognized in the 1840s, but the lack of cadmium limited this application.
When cadmium rods are inserted in the core of a nuclear reactor, cadmium absorbs neutrons preventing them from creating additional fission events, thus controlling the amount of reactivity.
Blood and tissue samples taken from residents found elevated levels of heavy metals including lead, nickel and cadmium.
Consumer Reports tests, as well as testing done by other organizations, suggest cadmium levels tend to increase with the percentage of cacao.
In a report released last November, Benn said the results of the all-hazard study fell short, as some of the solid particles found in the North Kent area wells had elevated levels of heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead and nickel.
It checks for substances linked to autism including metals like lead, cadmium, arsenic, zinc and copper among others.
Jones-Albertus said that in cadmium telluride solar technology, the compound is stable and encapsulated in glass and additional protective layers.
The product was found to have cadmium levels exceeding the maximum regulated limit, said SFA, adding that it has directed importer Yee Lee Oils & Foodstuffs (Singapore) to recall the implicated products.
This culminated in a study published in Science of the Total Environment, which synthesized data from over 2,000 samples across Peru, making it the largest study to date of cadmium and cacao.
According to the House Subcommittee’s report on baby food in 2021, HappyBaby (owned by Nurture, Inc.) had some of the highest levels of arsenic, cadmium, and lead in their baby food products compared to other brands tested.
In the past, Apple went with the KSF solution due to better efficiency and lack of cadmium (Cd), but the… pic.
It is also possible he will look to tighten regulations around contaminants in food, such as lead and cadmium that can be detected in spices and dark chocolate and has been linked to neurodevelopmental problems.
Led by Leigh Frame and medical student Jacob Hands at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, it analysed 72 consumer cocoa products, including dark chocolate, over an eight-year period for lead, cadmium, and arsenic contamination.
On February 4, 2021, a report was published by the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy entitled Baby Foods Are Tainted with Dangerous Levels of Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury (the “Congressional Report”).
Sulfide in the soil was oxidized and became sulfate, which is no longer a solid phase, allowing cadmium to easily filter through and escape into the plant easily.
Common combinations with cadmium
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and cadmium 17×
- of cadmium 15×
- cadmium and 8×
- cadmium is 6×
- the cadmium 5×
- arsenic cadmium 4×
- lead cadmium 4×
- cadmium telluride 4×
- cadmium selenide 3×
- cadmium in 3×