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1. bismuth
   [n] - a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically)
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2. Bismuth
   Bismuth is a brittle metal which is silvery in colour with a pink tinge. It is stable in air and water. It has poor thermal and electrical properties and finds applications in the manufacture of fusible alloys, a range of materials with low melting points which are suitable for various applications ...
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3. bismuth
   chemical element:atomic number 83 Category: Chemistry
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4. Bismuth
   Bis'muth noun [ German bismuth , wismuth : confer French bismuth .] (Chemistry) One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white color, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder than lead, and rather brittle; masses...
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5. bismuth
   <chemistry> One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white colour, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder than lead, and rather brittle; masses show broad cleavage surfaces when broken across. It melts at 507 deg Fahr, being easily fused in the flame of a candle. It is found in...
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6. bismuth
   Bi noun a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
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7. bismuth
   (Bi) (biz´mәth) a chemical element, atomic number 83, atomic weight 208.980. Its salts have been used for their antacid and mild astringent properties in relief of inflammatory diseases of the stomach and intestines, and as topical protectants in skin and anorectal disorders. ...
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8. Bismuth
   • (n.) One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white color, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder than lead, and rather brittle; masses show broad cleavage surfaces when broken across. It melts at 507
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9. bismuth
   the most metallic and the least abundant of the elements in the nitrogen family (Group Va of the periodic table). A brief treatment of bismuth ... [7 related articles]
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10. bismuth
    (Bi) Native bismuth. © Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals A silvery white, brittle, metallic element of group VA of the periodic table. Bismuth was first identified as a separate element in 1753. Its chief ores are bismite (Bi₂O
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11. bismuth
    bismuth (biz'muth) [Ger. Weisse Masse=white mass], metallic chemical element; symbol Bi; at. no. 83; at. wt. 208.9804; m.p. 271.3°C; b.p. about 1,560°C; sp. gr. 9.75 at 20°C; valence +3 or +5. Bismuth is a silver-white, reddish-tinged, brittle metallic element with a rhombohedral cry...
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12. Bismuth
    Bismuth is a common metal element occurring in oxides, sulphides and carbonate compounds and also in its natural state. Bismuth has some unusual properties. It expands on freezing, and it exhibits diamagnetism - it pulls away from a magnet.
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13. bismuth
    (Bi) Type: Term Pronunciation: biz′mŭth Definitions: 1. A metallic element; atomic no. 83, atomic wt. 20.98037. Several of its salts are used in medicine; some contain BiO+, rather than Bi3+, and are called subsalts. The metal is used as an electron microscope stain for nucleic acids.
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14. bismuth
    Hard, brittle, pinkish-white, metallic element, atomic number 83, relative atomic mass 208.98. It has the highest atomic number of all the stable elements (the elements from atomic number 84 up are radioactive). Bismuth occurs in ores and occasionally as a free metal (native metal). It is a poor conductor of heat and electricity, and is used in...
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15. bismuth
    A silver-white metal used in medicines and other products. Certain forms of bismuth are used to treat diarrhea, heartburn, and upset stomach. Bismuth is also used with certain other drugs to treat stomach ulcers.
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16. Bismuth
    Bismuth (θ {respell|BIZ|məth}) is a chemical element with symbol Bi and atomic number 83. Bismuth, a trivalent poor metal, chemically resembles arsenic and antimony. Elemental bismuth may occur naturally uncombined, although its sulfide and oxide form important commercial ores. The free element i...
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