indium
in·di·um
noun \ˈin-dē-əm\Definition of INDIUM
: 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
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International Scientific Vocabulary ind- + New Latin -ium
First Known Use: 1864
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