indium
1 synonym for indium, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A soft, silvery-white metal, chemical symbol In, with atomic number 49.
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Etymology
Coined in New Latin from German Indigo (“indigo”), a name chosen because of the colour of its spectral lines.
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