BISMUTH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals

Synonyms:

atomic number 83; Bi; bismuth

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("bismuth" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Derivation:

bismuthal (of or relating to bismuth)

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