bismuthyl

[ biz-muh-thil ]

noun

1. Chemistry. the univalent group BiO + , occurring in certain bismuth salts, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bismuthyl¹

bismuth + -yl

Example Sentences

In these two compounds the group of atoms, BiO, acts as a univalent metallic radical and is called bismuthyl.

From Project Gutenberg

This group would, by this theory, become an oxygenated metal radical similar to the hypothetical bismuthyl and uranyl, and yet one in which the metallic character has disappeared as completely as in the ferrocyanic group.

From Project Gutenberg