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bismuth
- /ˈbɪz.məθ/
Rhymes with -ɪzməθ
Where it comes from
From German Wismuth. Often explained as a miner's contraction of wis mat "white mass" from Old High German hwiz "white".
noun bismuths
- A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
- An atom of this element.
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noun chemical element
| Español | bismuto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비스무트 biseumuteu, 창연 chang'yeon |
| 日本語 | ビスマス bisumusu, 蒼鉛 sōen |
| 中文 | 鉍 /铋 bì |
| हिन्दी | भिदातु bhidātu |
| Português | bismuto |
| Français | bismuth |
| Deutsch | Wismut, Bismut |
| Italiano | bismuto |
| Ελληνικά | βισμούθιο vismoúthio |
| Română | bismut |
| Русский | ви́смут vísmut |
| Tiếng Việt | bitmut, bismut |
| العربية | بِزْمُوث bizmūṯ, بِزْمُوت bizmūt |
| עברית | בִּיסְמוּת bismút |
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title = {bismuth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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