ɪn ˈælkəmi, kˈædmiə lˈætɪn fɔːɹ kˈædmiəm ɪz ɐn ˈɑːksaɪd ʌv zˈɪŋk tˈʌɾi; fɹʌm tˈuːɾɪjə, vˈaɪə pˈɜːʒən, fɹʌm sˈænskɹɪt (hi)tˈʊtʰː(en-us) tˈʌtθə wˌɪtʃ kəlˈɛkts ɔnðə sˈaɪdz ʌv fˈɜːnɪsᵻz wˌɛɹ kˈɑːpɚɹ ɔːɹ bɹˈæs wʌz smˈɛltᵻd, ænd zˈɪŋk sʌblˈaɪmd.
In alchemy, cadmia (Latin for cadmium) is an oxide of zinc (tutty; from  tutiya, via Persian, from Sanskrit तुत्थ tuttha) which collects on the sides of furnaces where copper or brass was smelted, and zinc sublimed.