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bismuthal, a.|ˈbɪsməθəl, ˈbɪzmjʊθəl| [f. prec. + -al1.] Of or pertaining to bismuth. So † ˈbismuthane, Davy's name for chloride of bismuth. ˈbismuthate, a salt of bismuthic acid. bismuthic |bɪzˈmjuːθɪk|, a., of bismuth, applied to compounds in which bismuth combines as a pentad, as bismuthic oxide, Bi2 O5. ˈbismuthide (Chem.), a primary compound of bismuth with another element or an organic radical, as bismuthide of potassium or bismuthide of ethyl; (Min.) Beudant's name for a family of minerals of the bismuth type. ˈbismuthine, a compound of bismuth having the structure of an amine, as triethyl-bismuthine (cf. arsine1); also = next. biˈsmuthinite (Min.), native sulphide of bismuth, or bismuth-glance, a lead-grey lustrous mineral, isomorphous with stibnite. ˈbismuthous a., combined with bismuth as a triad, as bismuthous oxide, Bi2 O3. ˈbismutite, bismuthite (Min.), the native hydrous carbonate of bismuth, Bi2C, of various forms and colours.
1812Sir H. Davy Chem. Philos. 407 It has been called butter of bismuth. It may be called bismuthane. 1799Kirwan Geol. Ess. 428 Bismuthic, cobaltic, arsenical pyrites. 1854J. Scoffern in Orr's Circ. Sc. Chem. 469 The peroxide of bismuth, or bismuthic acid. 1881Athenæum 12 Nov. 634/3 The synthesis of bismuthous iodide. |