Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of bismuth: as, bismuthic oxid and bismuthic acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Of or pertaining to bismuth; containing bismuth, when this element has its higher valence.
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- adjective chemistry Of, or containing bismuth in its higher
valence .
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- adjective containing bismuth (especially in the pentavalent state)
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Examples
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It is bismuthic oxide (Bi_ {2} O_ {3}) and contains 89.65 per cent. of bismuth.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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