indium
noun/ˈɪndiəm/
/ˈɪndiəm/
[uncountable] (symbol In)
- a chemical element. Indium is a soft silver-white metal.Word Originmid 19th cent.: from indigo (because there are two characteristic indigo lines in its spectrum) + -ium.
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