how to pronounce cadmium

/ˈkæd.mi.əm/

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cadmium is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of cadmium in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… 600 kilos of zinc cadmium sulfide a …”

meanings of cadmium

noun:

A single atom of this element.
A chemical element (symbol Cd) with an atomic number of 48: a soft, silvery-white metal.

cadmium frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cadmium occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.