bismuth

From German Wismuth, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemūtum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون (bisīmūtiyyūn), from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον (psimúthion, “white lead”).

• enPR: bĭz'məth, IPA^(key): /ˈbɪz.məθ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪzməθ

bismuth (countable and uncountable, plural bismuths)

2. A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
3. (countable) A single atom of this element.

• tetradymite

• Thimbus, shitbum

Borrowed from English bismuth.

bismuth m

• bismut, vismut (obsolete), vismuth (obsolete)

From German Wismut, from Latin bisemūtum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون (bisīmūtiyyūn), from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον (psimúthion).

bismuth c (singular definite bismuthen, not used in plural form)

1. bismuth

• “bismuth” in Den Danske Ordbog

Inherited from Middle French bismuot, bissemut, from German Wismut.

• IPA^(key): /bis.myt/

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bismuth m (uncountable)

1. bismuth

• “bismuth”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɪ˦zmœ˧ð]

bismuth n

1. (uncountable) bismuth
2. A part of bismuth

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