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kadmeia
Greek · ancient
"a zinc-bearing mineral"
a zinc ore mineral, named for the mythical founder of Thebes, Cadmus
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cadmium
English · 1817
"a soft, bluish-white metallic element"
coined by its discoverer for the metal found alongside zinc ore
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