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Definition: Bismuth |
BismuthNoun1. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Bismuth \Bis"muth\, noun. [Ger. bismuth, wismuth: compare to the French expression bismuth.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Chemistry | Chemical element:atomic number 83. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Bi, atomic number 83 and atomic weight 208.98. (references) |
Mining | A white crystalline, brittle metal with a pinkish tinge. Symbol, Bi. The most important ores are bismuthinite or bismuth glance (Bi2 S (sub 3) ) and bismite (Bi2 O3 ). Also obtained as a byproduct in refining lead, copper, tin, silver, and gold ores. Forms low-melting alloys that are used in fire detection and extinguishing systems; used as a catalyst for making acrylic fibers and as a carrier for fuel in atomic reactors; extensively used in cosmetics and in medicine. (references) |
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Bismuth is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Bi and atomic number 83. This is heavy, brittle, white crystalline trivalent true metal that has a pink tinge and chemically resembles arsenic and antimony. Most diamagnetic of all metals, bismuth has the lowest thermal conductivity of all the elements except mercury. Lead-free bismuth compounds are used in cosmetics and in medical procedures.
Before 2003, Bismuth was thought to be the heaviest stable element, however research at the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale in Orsay, France calculated the alpha emission half-life of the metal to be (1.9 +/- 0.2) × 1019 years (meaning it is not a stable element). It is a brittle metal with a pinkish hue with an iridescent tarnish. Among the heavy metalss, it is the heaviest and the only non-toxic. No other metal is more diamagnetic than bismuth, except mercury. This metal, which occurs in its native form, has a high electrical resistance and also has the highest Hall effect of any metal (that is, it has the greatest increase in electrical resistance when it is placed in a magnetic field). When heated in air bismuth burns with a blue flame and its oxide forms yellow fumes.
Bismuth oxychloride is extensively used in cosmetics and bismuth subnitrate and subcarbonate are used in medicine. Other uses;
"Bismanol" (MnBiBi) is a strong permanent magnet.
Notable Characteristics
Applications
In the early 1990s, research began on the evaluation of bismuth as a nontoxic replacement for lead in such uses as ceramic glazes, fishing sinkers, food processing equipment, free-machining brasses for plumbing applications, lubricating greases, and shot for waterfowl hunting.
History
Bismuth (German Weisse Masse meaning "white mass"; later Wisuth and Bisemutum) was confused in early times with tin and lead due to its resemblance to those elements. In 1753 Claude Geoffroy Junine showed that this metal is distinct from lead.
Occurrence
Bismuthinite and bismite are the most important ores of bismuth. Canada, Bolivia, Japan, Mexico, and Peru are major producers. Bismuth produced in the United States is obtained as a by-product of copper, gold, lead, silver, tin and especially lead ore processing. The average price for bismuth in 2000 was US 3.50 per pound.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bismuth."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| Bi | English | Bismuth | Chemistry |
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Synonym: BismuthSynonym: atomic number 83 (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Bismuth |
| English words defined with "bismuth": atomic number 84 ♦ Bismite, Bismuth glance, Bismuth ocher, bismuthal, bismuthic, Bismuthiferous, Bismuthinite, Bismuthous, Bismuthyl, Britannia ♦ diamagnetism ♦ Eulytite ♦ fusible metal ♦ Kobellite ♦ Magistery ♦ Needle ore, Neogen ♦ Pearl white, polonium, Pucherite ♦ Queen's metal ♦ Semimetal ♦ Tetradymite, Trisnitrate. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "bismuth": alkinite, annivite ♦ bismuth telluride ♦ chilenite, crystal diamagnetism ♦ flue dust ♦ KETTLE TENDER I ♦ mosaic silver, Mucosal Protective Drugs ♦ Newton's alloy ♦ scheteligite, sick mercury, Sperry process. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Bismuth" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (bismuth), Manx (bismuth). |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | It is also called bismuth triple therapy. (references) | |
An alternative is to start bismuth subsalicylate (1 oz every 30 minutes for eight doses). (references) | ||
Bismuth subsalicylate compounds (e.g., Pepto-Bismol*) can help reduce the number of bowel movements. (references) | ||
Economic History | Uzbekistan | Annually, about 2,200 tons uranium, 80,000 tons copper, 31,000 tons zinc, 150,000 tons silver, 18,000 tons lead, tungsten, bismuth and molybdenum are produced. (references) |
Kyrgyzstan | Natural resources: Abundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil and natural gas; other deposits of nepheilne, mercury, bismuth, lead and zinc. (references) | |
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| "Bismuth" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.88% of the time. "Bismuth" is used about 89 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.88% | 88 | 35,154 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.12% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 89 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "bismuth": Bismuth glance ♦ Bismuth ocher ♦ Bismuth Subsalicylate ♦ bismuth telluride ♦ Ranitidine Bismuth Citrate ♦ Telluric bismuth. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "bismuth": bismuth-citrate-carbomer. | |
Ending with "bismuth": silicon-bismuth. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "bismuth"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | bismut. (various references) | |
Albanian | bismut. (various references) | |
Arabic | البزموت عنصر فلزي. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | бисмут. (various references) | |
Chinese | 鉍 , 苍". (various references) | |
Czech | vizmut. (various references) | |
Danish | vismut. (various references) | |
Dutch | bismut. (various references) | |
Esperanto | bismuto. (various references) | |
Finnish | vismutti. (various references) | |
French | bismuth. (various references) | |
German | Wismut. (various references) | |
Greek | βισμούθιο. (various references) | |
Hebrew | ביסמוט. (various references) | |
Hungarian | bizmut. (various references) | |
Indonesian | bismut. (various references) | |
Italian | bismuto. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | '鉛 , "スコース人絹 (bistro, viscose rayon, vistacar, vita camphor). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | "ス ス , そうえ" (mulberry plantation). (various references) | |
Korean | 창연. (various references) | |
Manx | bismuth. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ismuthbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | bismuto. (various references) | |
Romanian | bismut. (various references) | |
Russian | висмут. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | bizmut. (various references) | |
Spanish | bismuto. (various references) | |
Swedish | vismut. (various references) | |
Thai | ธาตุบิสมัท. (various references) | |
Turkish | bizmut. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "bismuth": bismuthic, bismuths. (additional references) | |
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"Bismuth" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bisum, bizmuth, Bormuth, dismuth, ismuth. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "bismuth" (pronounced bi"zmuth) |
| 3 | -m u th | behemoth, mammoth. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-h-i-m-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: submit, thumbs. | |
-2 letters: bhuts, musth, smith, thumb. | |
-3 letters: bhut, bits, bums, bush, bust, buts, hist, hits, hubs, hums, huts, mibs, mist, mush, must, muts, shim, shut, sith, smit, smut, stub, stum, suit, this, thus, tubs, tuis, tush. | |
-4 letters: bis, bit, bum, bus, but, him, his, hit, hub, hum, hut, ism, its, mib, mis, mus. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-h-i-m-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: bismuths. | |
+2 letters: bigmouths, bismuthic, bothriums, thumbkins. | |
+3 letters: thumbnails. | |
+4 letters: thimblefuls, thumbprints. | |
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