Definition of Atomic number 48

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atomic number 48

Noun
1. a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
(synonym) cadmium, Cd
(hypernym) metallic element, metal
(substance-holonym) hemimorphite, calamine

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atomic number 48

atomic number 48
atomic number 52 n : a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold [syn: tellurium, te]