bismuthyl

[ biz-muh-thil ]
/ ˈbɪz mə θɪl /

noun

Chemistry. the univalent group BiO+, occurring in certain bismuth salts, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.

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Origin of bismuthyl

bismuth + -yl

Words nearby bismuthyl

bismuthic, bismuthine, bismuthinite, bismuthosis, bismuthous, bismuthyl, bismutite, bisnaga, bison, bisphenoid, bisphosphonate
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Medical definitions for bismuthyl

bismuthyl
[ bĭz′mə-thĭl, -thēl′ ]

n.

The univalent radical BiO.
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