bismuth
bismuth definition
bis·muth (biz′mət̸h)
noun
a hard, brittle, metallic chemical element that is grayish-white with a tinge of red, used chiefly in making alloys of low melting point and in medicine: symbol, Bi; at. no., 83
Etymology: < ModL bisemutum < Ger wismut, earlier wesemut < ?
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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