cadmium sulfide
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cadmium sulfide
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The cadmium sulfide signal started to wane as early as week one, eventually decreasing by more than 80% by week four.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024
A government study found that in a worst-case scenario, “repeated exposures to zinc cadmium sulfide could cause kidney and bone toxicity and lung cancer.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
While studying the new element, he ended up creating the bright yellow solid cadmium sulfide, remarking that it “promises to be useful in painting.”
From Scientific American ● Jul. 4, 2023
Osvaldo de Melo Pereira has built his own furnace for growing cadmium sulfide particles into nanowires that could serve as semiconductors in solar panels.
From Nature ● Sep. 27, 2016
Photovoltaic cells made of silicon or cadmium sulfide, which can convert sunlight directly into electricity.
From Time Magazine Archive
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