BISMUTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bismuth mean? 

• BISMUTH (noun)
  The noun BISMUTH 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: BISMUTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BISMUTH (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 ("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)

 Context examples 

A bismuth salt of salicylic acid.

(Bismuth Subsalicylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A soluble, complex bismuth salt of citric acid used in combination with metronidazole and tetracycline to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infections.

(Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)

A radioimmunoconjugate consisting of murine monoclonal antibody (M195) and bismuth 213 (Bi213).

(Bismuth Bi213 Monoclonal Antibody M195, NCI Thesaurus)

Certain forms of bismuth are used to treat diarrhea, heartburn, and upset stomach.

(Bismuth, NCI Dictionary)

A bismuth derivative of tetrabromopyrocatechol used as a topical ointment for the treatment of blepharitis.

(Bibrocathol, NCI Thesaurus)

Little absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, bismuth subsalicylate exerts a local effect on the gastric mucosa, coating it and protecting it from the corrosive effects of acid and pepsin.

(Bismuth Subsalicylate, NCI Thesaurus)

Bismuth is also used with certain other drugs to treat stomach ulcers.

(Bismuth, NCI Dictionary)

Bismuth 213 is an isotope that emits short-ranged high-energy alpha particles.

(Bismuth Bi213 Monoclonal Antibody M195, NCI Thesaurus)