bismuth
The origin and history of bismuth.
Etymology
The word came into English from German Wismuth. It is often explained as a miners' shortening of a phrase meaning white mass, built on an Old High German word for white.
The origin and history of bismuth.
The word came into English from German Wismuth. It is often explained as a miners' shortening of a phrase meaning white mass, built on an Old High German word for white.
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