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1. (noun) cadmium, Cd, atomic number 48
a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores

2. (noun) candle, candela, 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. (noun) certificate of deposit, CD
a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest

4. (adj) compact disk, compact disc, CD
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser

5. (adj) four hundred, 400, cd
being one hundred more than three hundred

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cdc cd drive c. d. gibson cd c. diphtheriae cdna cd player

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