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Cd

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Noun

1. atomic number 48, cadmium, cd

a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores

2. candela, candle, cd, standard candle

the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

3. cd, certificate of deposit

a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest

4. cd, compact disc, compact disk

a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser

Adjective

5. 400, cd, four hundred

being one hundred more than three hundred

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Cd

see synonyms of cd
abbreviation for
1. 
cash discount
symbol for
2. 
candela
the internet domain name for
Democratic Republic of the Congo
abbreviation for
1. 
(in Britain) command (paper)
the chemical symbol for
2. 
cadmium
abbreviation for
1. 
compact disc
2. 
Civil Defence (Corps)
3. 
Corps Diplomatique (Diplomatic Corps)
4. 
Conference on Disarmament: a United Nations standing conference, held in Geneva, to negotiate a global ban on chemical weapons
5. 
(in the US and Canada) certificate of deposit
. Also: C.D.

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Cd

see synonyms of cd
noun
1. 
the compact-disc format
2. 
a compact disc or compact-disc player
1. 
certificate of deposit
: also C/D
2. 
Civil Defense
cadmium
1. 
candela
2. 
cash discount
3. 
cord(s)

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Cd

see synonyms of cd
abbr.
1. certificate of deposit
2. civil defense
3. cluster of differentiation antigen
4. compact disc
5. French corps diplomatique (diplomatic corps)
The symbol for cadmium.
abbr.
1. candela
2. cord

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