antimony
UK /ˈæn.tɪ.mə.ni/ · US /ˈæn.tɪˌmoʊ.ni/ noun
Forms antimonies
- noun A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: in its stable allotrope, a lustrous gray and very brittle metal.
- noun The alloy stibnite.
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin antimonium, attested in the 11th century; see also the Wikipedia section.
Webster’s 1913
- noun An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.
Etymology [LL. antimonium, of unknown origin.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “antimony”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details