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indium
[ in-dee-uhm ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a rare metallic element, soft, white, malleable, and easily fusible, found combined in various ore minerals, especially sphalerite: so called from the two indigo-blue lines in its spectrum. : In; : 114.82; : 49; : 7.3 at 20°C.
indium
/ ˈɪndɪəm /
noun
- a rare soft silvery metallic element associated with zinc ores: used in alloys, electronics, and electroplating. Symbol: In; atomic no: 49; atomic wt: 114.82; valency: 1, 2, or 3; relative density: 7.31; melting pt: 156.63°C; boiling pt: 2073°C
indium
/ ĭn′dē-əm /
- A soft, malleable, silvery-white metallic element that occurs mainly in ores of zinc and lead. It is used in the manufacture of semiconductors, in bearings for aircraft engines, and as a plating over silver in mirrors. Atomic number 49; atomic weight 114.82; melting point 156.61°C; boiling point 2,080°C; specific gravity 7.31; valence 1, 2, 3.
- See Periodic Table
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of indium1
C19: New Latin, from indigo + -ium
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Example Sentences
In properties gallium is more or less intermediate between the metals aluminium and indium.
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Antimony follows closely in the track of gallium and indium, the upper ring of spheres being identical.
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Indium oxide, In2O3, is a yellow powder which is formed on ignition of the hydroxide.
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The mono- and dichlorides are decomposed by water with the formation of the trichloride, and separation of metallic indium.
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Lecoq de Boisbaudran and E. Jungfleisch, on the extraction of gallium from the ores in which it is found associated with indium.
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