bismuth
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A bismuth crystal
English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Bi | |
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Etymology
From German Wismuth, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemūtum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون (bisīmūtiyyūn), from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον (psimúthion, “white lead”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bismuth (countable and uncountable, plural bismuths)
- A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
Derived terms
- acicular bismuth
- bismite
- 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
- bismuth triselenide
- bismuth trisulfate, bismuth trisulphate
- bismuth trisulfide, bismuth trisulphide
- bismuthyl
- butter of bismuth
- clinobisvanite
- dibismuth
- dibismuthide
- dodecabismuth
- eka-bismuth
- flowers of bismuth
- heptabismuth
- hexabismuth
- magistery of bismuth
- magnesium bismuthide
- mineral bismuth
- native bismuth
- organobismuth
- palladobismutharsenide
- pentabismuth
- pink bismuth
- radiobismuth
- regulus of bismuth
- telluric bismuth
- telluride of bismuth
- tellurobismuthite
- tetrabismuth
- tribismuth
- white bismuth
Related terms
Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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See also
Anagrams
Danish
Alternative forms
Noun
bismuth
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French bismuot, bissemut, from German Wismut.
Pronunciation
Noun
bismuth m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “bismuth”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Limburgish
Pronunciation
Noun
bismuth n
- (uncountable) bismuth
- A part of bismuth
Inflection
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Manx
Noun
bismuth m (genitive singular , plural )
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bismuth | vismuth | mismuth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||