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Bismuth Pronunciation
Bismuth is pronounced BIZ-muhth, IPA /ˈbɪzməθ/.
BIZ-muhth
US /ˈbɪzməθ/ · UK /ˈbɪsmʌθ/
Syllables: BIZ · muhth (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A brittle pinkish metal, element 83, used in stomach medicines and low-melting alloys.
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Bismuth in a Sentence
- Bismuth crystals grow in stepped rainbow blocks.
- The pink tablets owe their colour to bismuth.
- Bismuth has replaced lead in some fishing weights.
Common Mispronunciations of Bismuth
Not BIZ-mooth
The second beat is a dull muhth with no oo in it, so the word ends the way mammoth does. A full oo would need the spelling to show it.
Not biz-MUHTH
Front beat, and the ending drops away. Element names of two beats almost never put the weight at the back.
Tip: The accents split on the s. Americans buzz it, BIZ-muhth, where British dictionaries hiss it as BIS-muth.
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