bismuth
Plural: bismuths
Noun
- A brittle, crystalline, pinkish-white metallic chemical element.
- a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
- A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
- A single atom of this element.
Examples
- Finding room for BISMUTH on a crowded Scrabble board felt like a rare scientific discovery.
Origin / Etymology
From German Wismuth, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemūtum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون (bisīmūtiyyūn), from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον (psimúthion, “white lead”).
Synonyms
atomic number 83, Bi
Scrabble Score: 14
bismuth: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbismuth: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bismuth: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
bismuth: valid Words With Friends Word