Cd
n 1: a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent
metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
[syn: {cadmium}, {Cd}, {atomic number 48}]
2: the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the
System International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the
luminous intensity per square centimeter of a blackbody
radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin [syn:
{candle}, {candela}, {standard candle}]
3: a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
[syn: {certificate of deposit}, {CD}]
4: a recording that is smaller than a phonograph record; played
back by a laser [syn: {compact disk}, {compact disc}, {CD}]