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ATOMIC NUMBER 83

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 83 mean? 

ATOMIC NUMBER 83 (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 83 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 metalsplay

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 83 used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ATOMIC NUMBER 83 (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 ("atomic number 83" 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 


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

(Bismuth, NCI Thesaurus)



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