antimony

English

Chemical element
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Etymology

From Medieval Latin antimonium attested in the 11th century; see also here.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: ăn'tĭmənē, IPA(key): /ˈæn.tɪ.mə.niː/
  • (US) enPR: ăn'tĭmōnē, IPA(key): /ˈæn.təˌmoʊ.ni/

Noun

antimony (countable and uncountable, plural antimonies)

  1. A chemical element (symbol Sb) with an atomic number of 51. The symbol is derived from Latin stibium.
  2. 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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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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