stibium

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stibium

/ˈstɪbi.əm/

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From Latin stibium (“antimony”), which was imported from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi), itself originating from Egyptian s-d-m-N33C:Z2ss (sdm).

noun stibnium · stibnum

obsolete, rare, uncountable antimony 2019 Dec 12, Subramanyan & Aravindan, 'Stibium: A Promising Electrode toward Building High-Performance Na-Ion Full-Cells', Chem, volume 5, issue 12.
uncountable kohl: stibnite used in ancient Egypt and Rome for eye cosmetics. 1922, E.A.W. Budge. 55. Marble stibium pot inscribed with the name of Paȧtenu (?) pA-A-i-Xrd-t:n-w-A51 [37,192]. 56. Hæmatite stibium pot, the upper part of which is plated with gold [32,151]. 57. Stibium pot, with cover, on four-legged stand [29,931]. — A Guide to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Egypti

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@misc{stibium_2026,
  title = {stibium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stibium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}