n. 铟

[化] 铟In

[医] 铟(49号元素)

[ noun ]
a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
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Indium \In"di*um\, n. [NL. See {Indigo}.] (Chem.)
A rare metallic element, of atomic number 49, discovered in
certain ores of zinc, by means of its characteristic spectrum
of two indigo blue lines; hence, its name. In appearance it
resembles zinc, being white or lead gray, soft, malleable and
easily fusible, but in its chemical relation it resembles
aluminium or gallium (valence +3). Symbol In. Atomic weight,
114.82.
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