BI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bi mean? 

• BI (noun)
  The noun BI has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: BI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 83; Bi; bismuth

Hypernyms ("Bi" 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.)

 Context examples 

Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate is mainly used as a plasticizer for fabricating flexible materials for many household products.

(Diethylhexylphthalate, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to Bis(Chloromethyl) ether is associated with higher risk of developing lung cancer, mainly small-cell type, and the risk increases with increasing duration and cumulative exposure.

(Bis(chloromethyl) Ether, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid, white, organo-halide carcinogen with a musty odor that consists for 78% of 2,2-Bis(Bromomethyl)-1,3-Propanediol.

(BBMP, NCI Thesaurus)

Bis(5'-adenosyl)-triphosphatase (147 aa, ~17 kDa) is encoded by the human FHIT gene.

(Bis(5'-Adenosyl)-Triphosphatase, NCI Thesaurus)

An element with atomic symbol Bi, atomic number 83, and atomic weight 208.98.

(Bismuth, NCI Thesaurus)

Such sayings exist in numerous languages: other examples in English include "Grape or grain, but never the twain”, while Germans claim “Wein auf Bier, das rat’ ich Dir—Bier auf Wein, das lass’ sein” and the French say “Bière sur vin est venin, vin sur bière est belle manière”.###!!!###

(Wine before beer, or beer before wine? Either way, you’ll be hungover, University of Cambridge)

Bis(Chloromethyl) Ether is used in industry as an alkylating agent, a chemical intermediate, a monitoring indicator for the presence of chloromethyl ether, and as a laboratory reagent.

(Bis(chloromethyl) Ether, NCI Thesaurus)