Καδμεία

See also: καδμεία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Κᾰ́δμος (Kádmos, Cadmus) + -εια (-eia, -ia: forming related substances), probably ultimately from Proto-Semitic *q-d-m.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Κᾰδμείᾱ • (Kadmeíā) f (genitive Κᾰδμείᾱς); first declension

  1. Cadmea
  2. (alchemy, chemistry) calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct during zinc sublimation

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Descendants

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,004
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