noun
- A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores.
- synonyms: cadmium, atomic number 48
- 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.
- synonyms: candle, candela, standard candle
- A debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest.
- synonyms: certificate of deposit
- A digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser.
- synonyms: compact disk, compact disc
adjective
- Being one hundred more than three hundred.
- synonyms: four hundred, 400
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