ATOMIC NUMBER 48

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores

Synonyms:

atomic number 48; cadmium; Cd

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("atomic number 48" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("atomic number 48" is a substance of...):

calamine; hemimorphite (a white mineral; a common ore of zinc)

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