Preferred Label : Cadmium Chloride;
NCIt definition : A whitish, crystalline, inorganic compound that forms toxic fumes of cadmium oxides
when heated. Cadmium chloride is used in electroplating, printing, photocopying, dyeing,
mirrors, vacuum tubes, lubricants, analytical chemistry and as a chemical intermediate
to produce cadmium containing pigments and stabilizers. Exposure to this substance
irritates the eyes, skin and respiratory tract and causes damage to the lungs resulting
in shortness of breath, chest pain and pulmonary edema, and can also damage the kidneys
causing proteinuria and decreased renal function. Cadmium chloride is a known carcinogen
and is associated with an elevated risk of developing lung cancer. (NCI05);
UNII : J6K4F9V3BA;
InChIKey : YKYOUMDCQGMQQO-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
CAS number : 10108-64-2;
Chemical formula : Cd.2Cl;
NSC code : 51148;
ChEBI ID : CHEBI:35456;
Codes from synonyms : 00581;
Origin ID : C45894;
UMLS CUI : C0054412;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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