Indium Definition

ĭndē-əm
noun
A rare metallic chemical element, soft, ductile, and silver-white, occurring in some zinc ores and used in producing bearings and various alloys that melt at relatively low temperatures: symbol, In; at. no. 49
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • in
  • atomic number 49

Origin of Indium

  • ind(igo) –ium (so called from the indigo-blue lines in its spectrum)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From ind(igo) + -ium, from the indigo lines in its spectrum

    From Wiktionary

Indium Sentence Examples

  • The precipitated indium hydroxide is converted into a basic sulphite by boiling with excess of sodium bisulphite, and then into the normal sulphite by dissolving in hot sulphurous acid.

  • We grow layers of crystals containing indium, phosphorus, gallium and arsenic on wafers of indium phosphide.

  • The hydroxide, In(OH) 3j is prepared, as a gelatinous precipitate, by adding ammonia to any soluble indium salt.

  • The monoand dichlorides are decomposed by water with the formation of the trichloride, and separation of metallic indium.

  • Indium Sulphate, Ine(SO 4) 3, is obtained as a white powder very soluble in water by evaporating the trioxide with sulphuric acid.

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Words Starting With

IININD

Words Ending With

MUMIUM

Unscrambles

indium

Words Starting With I and Ending With M

Starts With I & Ends With MStarts With IN & Ends With MStarts With I & Ends With UM

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With I6 Letter Words Ending With M