bismuth > define
noun
- A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals.
- synonyms: Bi, atomic number 83
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.) One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white color, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder than lead, and rather brittle; masses show broad cleavage surfaces when broken across. It melts at 507
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary