bismuth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
A single atom of this element.

Pronunciation

bĭz'məth /ˈbɪz.məθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bismuth.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-bismuth.wav

Word forms

bismuth bismuths

Etymology

From German Wismuth, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemūtum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون (bisīmūtiyyūn), from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον (psimúthion, “white lead”).

Related words

Derived words

acicular bismuth bismite bismole bismuth acetate bismuthal bismuthane bismuthate bismuth-blende bismuth bromide bismuth carbonate bismuth chloride bismuth citrate bismuthene bismuth fluoride bismuth-glance bismuth hydride bismuthian bismuthic bismuthide bismuthiferous bismuthine bismuthinite bismuth iodide bismuthism bismuthite bismutite bismuth molybdate bismuth-nickel bismuth nitrate bismuth nitrate pentahydrate bismuthoan bismuth-ocher bismuth-ochre bismuthonium bismuth orthoborate bismuth orthophosphate bismuthosis bismuthous bismuth oxide bismuth oxycarbonate bismuth oxychloride bismuth oxyiodide bismuth pentoxide bismuth selenide bismuth silicate bismuth-silver bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide bismuth subnitrate bismuth subsalicylate bismuth sulfide bismuth sulphide bismuth telluride bismuth-tellurium bismuth triacetate bismuth tribromide bismuth trichloride bismuth trifluoride bismuth triiodide bismuth trinitrate bismuth trioxide

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