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from The Century Dictionary.
- In chem., combined with bismuth as a triad: as, bismuthous oxid, Bi2O3.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, or containing, bismuth, when this element has its lower valence.
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- adjective chemistry Of, or containing bismuth in its lower
valence .
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The facility with which it reduces alkaline cupric, argentic, bismuthous, ferric, mercuric salts, indigo and potassic picrate and chromate solutions has been utilized for the preparation of several ready methods for its determination.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 Various
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