Main Entry:

in·di·um

Pronunciation:

\ˈin-dē-əm\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

International Scientific Vocabulary ind- + New Latin -ium

Date:

1864

: a silvery malleable fusible chiefly trivalent metallic element that occurs especially in sphalerite ores and is used especially as a plating material, in alloys, and in electronics — see element table