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| bis·muth [ bízməth ] |
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metallic element: a heavy, brittle, reddish white, crystalline metallic element. Source: ores of lead, silver, copper, and gold. Use: alloys, medicines.
Symbol Bi
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| [Mid-17th century. < obsolete German Bismut, modern Latin bisemutum< Middle High German wise "meadow" + muth "claim to a mine"] |
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