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cadmium sulfide

noun

Definition of cadmium sulfide

: a yellow-brown poisonous salt CdS used especially in electronic parts, in photoelectric cells, and in medicine

Examples of cadmium sulfide in a Sentence

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 Evidence now shows radioactive material, not just zinc cadmium sulfide, was part of that spraying, Martino-Taylor said. — Washington Post, "Cold War radiation testing in US widespread, author claims," 2 Oct. 2017 Her book, published in August, was a follow-up to her 2012 dissertation, which found that the government conducted secret testing of zinc cadmium sulfide in a poor area of St. Louis in the 1950s and 1960s. — Washington Post, "Cold War radiation testing in US widespread, author claims," 2 Oct. 2017

First Known Use of cadmium sulfide

1833, in the meaning defined above

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cadmium sulfide

noun

Medical Definition of cadmium sulfide

: a yellow-brown poisonous salt CdS used especially in electronic parts, in photoelectric cells, and in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp

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