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cadmium sulfide

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noun

  1. a light yellow or orange, water-insoluble powder, CdS, used chiefly as a pigment in paints, inks, and ceramic glazes.


Etymology

Origin of cadmium sulfide

First recorded in 1870–75

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Taking a bottle of powdered cadmium sulfide pigment off a shelf, she mixed it with linseed oil and then brushed it on microscope slides to dry.

From Science Daily Apr. 29, 2024

The government contends the zinc cadmium sulfide sprayed to simulate what would happen in a biological weapons attack was harmless.

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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