See Also: Antimony(medicine)
antimony(encyclopedia)
antimony(dictionary)
Antimony(health)
antimony(dictionary)
antimony thioglycollamide(medicine)
antimony chloride(medicine)
antimony dimercaptosuccinate(medicine)
antimony oxide(medicine)
tartrated antimony(medicine)

antimony (iou)



antimony noun. LME.
[medieval Latin antimonium, of unkn. origin.]
The mineral stibnite, Sb2S3. obsolete exc. as in phrs. below. LME.
A brittle silvery-white metalloid chemical element, atomic no. 51, of which stibnite is the chief ore, used in many alloys (e.g. type-metal). (Symbol Sb.) E19.
Phrases: black antimony (a) arch. stibnite; (b) an unstable non-metallic allotrope of antimony. glass of antimony: see GLASS noun. grey antimony arch. stibnite. REGULUS of antimony. white antimony arch. antimony trioxide, Sb2O3.
Comb.: antimony ochre cervantite or a similar mineral; antimony tetroxide, Sb2O4.
anti'moniated adjective combined or impregnated with antimony E18.