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Preferred Name

Cadmium Compound
Synonyms

Cadmium Compound
Definitions

An inorganic substance that contains the metallic element cadmium usually in its positive-2 valence state and forms toxic fumes of cadmium oxide when heated. Cadmium compounds are used in industry in electroplating and coating, in pigments, in batteries, in alloys, and as stabilizers. Exposure to these substances affects the lungs and kidneys and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung cancer. (NCI05)
ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C44349
CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:22978
code

C44349
Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157075

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158520
Contributing_Source

CPTAC
DEFINITION

An inorganic substance that contains the metallic element cadmium usually in its positive-2 valence state and forms toxic fumes of cadmium oxide when heated. Cadmium compounds are used in industry in electroplating and coating, in pigments, in batteries, in alloys, and as stabilizers. Exposure to these substances affects the lungs and kidneys and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung cancer. (NCI05)
FULL_SYN

Cadmium Compound
label

Cadmium Compound
Legacy Concept Name

Cadmium_Compound
Preferred_Name

Cadmium Compound
prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C44349
Semantic_Type

Hazardous or Poisonous Substance
UMLS_CUI

C0303174
subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C45383
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