Chemicals and Drugs

Cadmium Chloride

A cadmium halide in the form of colorless crystals, soluble in water, methanol, and ethanol. It is used in photography, in dyeing, and calico printing, and as a solution to precipitate sulfides. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

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A cadmium halide in the form of colorless crystals, soluble in water, methanol, and ethanol. It is used in photography, in dyeing, and calico printing, and as a solution to precipitate sulfides. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Cadmium Dichloride
  • CdCl2
  • Chloride, Cadmium
  • Dichloride, Cadmium

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

97; was CADMIUM CHLORIDE (NM) 1980-96

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  • Cadmium (1980-1996)
  • Chlorides (1980-1996)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cadmium Chloride. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019256. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019256
  2. Cadmium Chloride. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium_chloride
  3. Cadmium Chloride. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q411840