: a metallic element that is used in alloys, pharmaceuticals (especially bismuth subsalicylate), and in pigments for cosmetics see Chemical Elements Table
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Beijing responded with its own reciprocal tariffs and export controls on rare earth minerals such as bismuth and tungsten, which are a crucial component of most electronics.
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Ashish Valentine, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
In 1980, Glenn Seaborg, who was part of the team that first isolated plutonium, was able to turn several thousand atoms of the metallic element bismuth into gold by using a particle accelerator.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2025
Hyperion’s uranium nitride fuel and its lead bismuth coolant have been individually tested in research reactors, but never together.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2010
In simpler terms, the particles, which were invented by researchers at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, contain a mix of the elements bismuth, oxygen and iodine along with the addition of a single atom of copper.
—New Atlas, 30 June 2025
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Ashish Valentine, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
In 1980, Glenn Seaborg, who was part of the team that first isolated plutonium, was able to turn several thousand atoms of the metallic element bismuth into gold by using a particle accelerator.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2025
Hyperion’s uranium nitride fuel and its lead bismuth coolant have been individually tested in research reactors, but never together.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2010
In simpler terms, the particles, which were invented by researchers at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, contain a mix of the elements bismuth, oxygen and iodine along with the addition of a single atom of copper.
—New Atlas, 30 June 2025
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bismuth
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bis·muth
ˈbiz-məth 
: a heavy brittle grayish white chiefly trivalent metallic element that is chemically like arsenic and antimony and that is used in alloys and pharmaceuticals
—symbol Bi
see Chemical Elements Table
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