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Noun: bismuth  biz-muth
  1. A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
    - Bi, atomic number 83

Derived forms: bismuths

Type of: metal, metallic element

Encyclopedia: Bismuth, South Dakota

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