atomic number 49

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   a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

   SynonymsindiumIn

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 49

What does atomic number 49 mean?

atomic number 49 means "a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite".

What is another word for atomic number 49?

Close synonyms include indium, In. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 49 a common word?

atomic number 49 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.