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bismuthine

[ biz-muh-theen, -thin ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. an unstable hydride of bismuth, BiH 3 , analogous to arsine and stibine.
  2. any derivative of this compound in which the hydrogen atoms are replaced by one or more organic groups.


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Example Sentences

The mineral was known to A. Cronstedt in 1758, and was named bismuthine by F.S.

Bismuth is nearly always found in nature in the metallic state; but occasionally it is met with as sulphide in bismuthine and as carbonate in bismutite.

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