a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals
A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
The word comes from the German Wismuth, which traces back to Latin and ultimately to an Arabic term derived from Ancient Greek. Its original meaning was "white lead."