antimony
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin antimonium attested in the 11th century; see also here.
Pronunciation
Noun
antimony (countable and uncountable, plural antimonies)
- A chemical element (symbol Sb) with an atomic number of 51. The symbol is derived from Latin stibium.
- The alloy stibnite
- 2005, Al Berlin, Chemical Physics of Pyrolysis, Combustion, and Oxidation, →ISBN, page 21:
- In quality synergistic additives in a composition use oxide antimonies.
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Usage notes
- Do not confuse antimony with antinomy.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- antimonate
- antimonial
- antimonian
- antimoniate
- antimoniated
- antimonic
- antimonide
- antimonioso-
- antimonious, antimonous
- antimonite
- antimoniuret, antimoniuretted
- antimony blende
- antimony bloom
- antimony glance
- antimony hydride
- antimonyl
- antimony ocher, antimony ochre
- antimony oxide
- antimony oxysulfide
- antimony pentachloride
- antimony pentafluoride
- antimony pentasulfide, antimony pentasulphide
- antimony pentoxide
- antimony quintachloride
- antimony sesquioxide
- antimony sulfide, antimony sulphide
- antimony tetroxide
- antimony triacetate
- antimony tribromide
- antimony trichloride
- antimony trifluoride
- antimony trihydride
- antimony triiodide
- antimony trioxide
- antimony triselenide
- antimony tritelluride
- antimony vermilion
- arsenical antimony
- black antimony
- butter of antimony
- crocus of antimony
- crude antimony
- flowers of antimony
- glass of antimony
- gray antimony
- pentasulfide antimony, pentasulphide antimony
- red antimony
- regulus of antimony
- saffron of antimony
- sulfide of antimony, sulphide of antimony
- sulfurated antimony, sulphurated antimony
- tartarated antimony
- triphenylantimony
- white antimony
Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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stibnite — see stibnite
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See also
- allemonite
- kermesite
- leo ruber
- lupus metallorum
- plumbum nigrum
- proteus
- valentinite
Further reading
- “Antimony” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “antimony”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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