bismuth
A chemical element with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metalA chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
» Astatine was first made at Berkeley by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles, which produced astatine and released two neutrons.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
Wismut, Bismut
ви́смутvísmut
ві́смутvísmut
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
(countable)An atom of this element.
- a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
Examples
1 sentencesAstatine was first made at Berkeley by bombarding bismuth with alpha particles, which produced astatine and released two neutrons.
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Origin
From German Wismuth. Often explained as a miner's contraction of wis mat "white mass" fromFrom German Wismuth. Often explained as a miner's contraction of wis mat "white mass" from Old High German hwiz "white".
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Forms
plural: bismuthsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals:Biatomic number 83
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