atomic number 83

1. 1.

   a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals

   SynonymsbismuthBi

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 83

What does atomic number 83 mean?

atomic number 83 means "a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals".

What is another word for atomic number 83?

Close synonyms include bismuth, Bi. 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 83 a common word?

atomic number 83 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.