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bismuth

/biz-muhth/US // ˈbɪz məθ //UK // (ˈbɪzməθ) //

铋,铋质,铋元素,铋的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : a brittle, grayish-white, red-tinged, metallic element used in the manufacture of fusible alloys and in medicine. Symbol: Bi; atomic weight: 208.980; atomic number: 83.

Examples

  • To do this, they coated the bismuth material with a magnetic film.

  • Several years ago, a team of physicists at Stanford University led by Aharon Kapitulnik was trying to grow a thin layer of bismuth crystal on a metallic surface.

  • The polished metal of the second piece contrasts such seemingly corroded entries as Tishan Hsu’s machine-mimicking wood-and-metal “New Portable” and Catherine Czudej’s ceramic panels covered with bismuth crystals.