How to Use bismuth in a Sentence

bismuth

noun
  • To do this, dense materials such as acrylic, quartz, or bismuth germanate can be used.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Here, the stripe-forming process is driven by the forces at play among the bismuth atoms and the metal below.
    — Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2021
  • This year, Boss improved its loads by plating its bismuth pellets with about 1 mm of copper.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The nanocone arrays are deposited on a layer of bismuth vanadate, and these two layers are then placed on a solar cell made of perovskite.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2016
  • When the device is immersed in water, bismuth vanadate absorbs sunlight and triggers the process of splitting the water at the anode.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2023
  • Lead alternatives, however, like tungsten, tin and bismuth, tend to be more expensive.
    — John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 May 2024
  • China controls roughly 90% of the global bismuth supply.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • This includes a 90% plus net import reliance for titanium, 14 rare earths, and bismuth.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
  • In the future, the photographer plans to test out more exotic thermites like bismuth trioxide and manganese dioxide.
    — Wired, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Sub-gauge guns are more popular than ever, mostly due to the advancement of tungsten and bismuth shotshells, which are more deadly than straight steel and even lead offerings.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2020
  • At the time, according to Jefferson Lab, it was commonly thought that the bismuth present with cobalt was what gave the ceramics their color.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017
  • At the time, according to Jefferson Lab, it was commonly thought that the bismuth present with cobalt was what gave the ceramics their color.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 27 June 2017
  • Copper is particularly suitable for rifle hunting, while steel and bismuth are commonly used in shotguns.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In each, the FN303 fired a non-toxic brittle metal bismuth, according to lawyers for the plaintiffs.
    — oregonlive, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Such haphazard poisoning of our wildlife can be avoided if sport hunters switch to widely available non-toxic ammunition, such as steel, copper, and bismuth.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 25 Feb. 2016
  • The raw materials required, like bismuth and tellurium, are rare, expensive, and trapped in chaotic global supply chains.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
  • Unleaded options include relatively cheap tin, bismuth and steel and more expensive tungsten.
    — John Myers, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The material, β-Bi2Pd, is a thin film of crystalline bismuth and palladium.
    — Jim Daley, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2019
  • The metal alloy is composed largely of tin with varying amounts of copper, antimony, bismuth, and previously, lead.
    — Sarah Wood González, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The authors tested a variety of solvents (indium, bismuth, lead, silver, and more) as well as nickel, copper, and platinum catalysts.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2017
  • Each of these devices has a cathode composed of a photovoltaic perovskite and a cobalt catalyst, and an anode made of the photocatalyst bismuth vanadate.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2023
  • Beijing responded with its own reciprocal tariffs and export controls on rare earth minerals such as bismuth and tungsten, which are a crucial component of most electronics.
    — Ashish Valentine, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Both Wood’s metal (an alloy of bismuth, lead, tin, and cadmium) and lead melt at relatively low temperatures that allow them to be used in casting without damaging the bone.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2014
  • The synthesis process consists of mixing bismuth ferrite with barium titanate to carefully engineer a strain, then growing the mixture as a thin film on a substrate that distorts its crystal structure.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Goodyear is looking to use thermoelectric materials (like bismuth telluride and tin selenide), to generate electricity from the difference between the hottest and coolest parts of the rubber.
    — Alex Davies, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2015
  • Sunk in 1981, the K-27 features two nuclear reactors with liquid-metal coolant based on a lead-bismuth eutectic.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
  • The brightening and blurring properties come from bismuth oxychloride, a mineral that adds a light-reflecting luminous finish, and silicones that create the illusion of blurred skin.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In addition, the bismuth in the liquid metal particles makes the resulting arrays responsive to light, meaning this new technique can help create optoelectronic devices.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Consider bismuth, a metal increasingly used in electronics, soldering, and liquid-cooling systems.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Quadruple therapy involving two antibiotics, one proton pump inhibitor (PPI), and a drug called bismuth can clear the infection in most cases if taken as prescribed.
    — Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024

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