'Cadmium yellow' definitions:
Definition of 'cadmium yellow'
(from WordNet)
noun
Pigment of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange
Definition of 'Cadmium yellow'
From: GCIDE
- Yellow \Yel"low\, n.
- 1. A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green. "A long motley coat guarded with yellow." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A yellow pigment. [1913 Webster]
- Cadmium yellow, Chrome yellow, Indigo yellow, {King's yellow}, etc. See under Cadmium, Chrome, etc.
- Naples yellow, a yellow amorphous pigment, used in oil, porcelain, and enamel painting, consisting of a basic lead metantimonate, obtained by fusing together tartar emetic lead nitrate, and common salt.
- Patent yellow (Old Chem.), a yellow pigment consisting essentially of a lead oxychloride; -- called also Turner's yellow. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cadmium yellow'
From: GCIDE
- Cadmium \Cad"mi*um\, n. [NL. See Cadmia.] (Chem.) A comparatively rare element related to zinc, and occurring in some zinc ores. It is a white metal, both ductile and malleable. Symbol Cd. Atomic weight 111.8. It was discovered by Stromeyer in 1817, who named it from its association with zinc or zinc ore. [1913 Webster]
- Cadmium yellow, a compound of cadmium and sulphur, of an intense yellow color, used as a pigment. [1913 Webster]