antimony
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antimony
- /ˈæn.tɪ.mə.ni/ UK
- /ˈæn.tɪˌmoʊ.ni/ US
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From Medieval Latin antimonium, attested in the 11th century; see also the Wikipedia section.
noun antimonies
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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.
Deep in the Salmon River Mountains, an Idaho mining company, Perpetua Resources, is proposing a vast open-pit gold mine that would also produce 115 million pounds of antimony — an element that may be critical to manufacturing the high-capacity liquid-metal batteries of the future.
Similar: stibium
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The alloy stibnite.
In quality synergistic additives in a composition use oxide antimonies.
Similar: stibium
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noun chemical element
| Español | antimonio, estibio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 안티몬 antimon, 안티모니 antimoni |
| 日本語 | アンチモン anchimon, アンチモニー anchimonī |
| 中文 | 銻 /锑 tī |
| हिन्दी | अंजन añjan |
| Français | antimoine |
| Deutsch | Antimon |
| Italiano | antimonio |
| Ελληνικά | αντιμόνιο antimónio |
| Română | antimoniu, stibiu |
| Русский | сурьма́ surʹmá, сти́биум stíbium |
| Tiếng Việt | antimon |
| العربية | إِثْمِد ʔiṯmid, كُحْل kuḥl |
| עברית | אנטימון antimón |
Talk about this word "antimony." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/antimony. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. antimony. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/antimony "antimony." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/antimony.Cite this
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title = {antimony},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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