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The word '''cadmium''' comes from the Latin word '''cadmia''' and the Greek word '''kadmeia''', which are words from the old languages used to describe calamine (zinc carbonite).<ref name=elemental>[http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele048.html Elements] Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility - Office of Science Education, It's Elemental, Accessed November 30th, 2010.</ref> | The word '''cadmium''' comes from the Latin word '''cadmia''' and the Greek word '''kadmeia''', which are words from the old languages used to describe calamine (zinc carbonite).<ref name=elemental>[http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele048.html Elements] Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility - Office of Science Education, It's Elemental, Accessed November 30th, 2010.</ref> | ||
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