cadmium sulphide
noun
an orange or yellow insoluble solid used as a pigment in paints, etc (cadmium yellow). Formula: CdS
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How to use cadmium sulphide in a sentence
Cadmium occurs in nature as cadmium sulphide in greenockite, CdS, which is very rare.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerCollect and weigh the precipitate as cadmium sulphide, as described under Cadmium.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe residue is cadmium sulphide, which contains 77.78 per cent.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe powder is yellow, but less pure than that of cadmium sulphide obtained by precipitation.
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