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indium

Pronunciation: /ˈɪndi.əm/

The English word “indium” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal.
  2. A single atom of this element.

Etymology

Coined as a New Latin term from German Indigo (“indigo”), based on the color of its spectral lines.

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