antimony en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæn.tɪˌmoʊ.ni/ (General-American)
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- ăn′tĭmō′nē (General-American)
- ăn'tĭmənē (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈæn.tɪ.mə.ni/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin antimonium, attested in the 11th century; see also the Wikipedia section.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2021 December 27, Jack Healy, Mike Baker, “As Miners Chase Clean-Energy Minerals, Tribes Fear a Repeat of the Past”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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(countable, uncountable) The alloy stibnite.
In quality synergistic additives in a composition use oxide antimonies.
2005, Al Berlin, Chemical Physics of Pyrolysis, Combustion, and Oxidation, →ISBN, page 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antimonies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antimony bloom · antimony hydride · antimoniuretted · antimony pentafluoride · antimony trichloride · antimony yellow · antimoniuret · sulphide of antimony · antimony trihydride · antimonene · antimony glance · triphenylantimony · antimonyl · antimony tribromide · antimony tritelluride · explosive antimony · pentasulphide antimony · arsenical antimony · antimonic · black antimony · gray antimony · sulphurated antimony · flowers of antimony · antimony pentachloride · antimony pentasulfide · antimony triiodide · radioantimony · triantimony · tellurantimony · crude antimony · antimony quintachloride · tetrantimony · antimonide · antimony oxide · antimony pentoxide · pentasulfide antimony · antimony ochre · antimony white · antimonial · antimony trifluoride · crocus of antimony · antimony triacetate · antimonioso- · antimoniferous · antimony sesquioxide · antimony oxysulfide · antimoniated · glass of antimony · saffron of antimony · antimony sulfide · diantimony · antimonite · antimony vermilion · liver of antimony · antimony sulphide · antimony tetroxide · antimony pentasulphide · antimony trioxide · antimonious · butter of antimony · antimony ocher · antimony triselenide · antimonian · germanium antimony telluride · sulfide of antimony · organoantimony · regulus of antimony · yellow antimony · red antimony · white antimony · antimonate · antimonoan · tartarated antimony · antimoniate · sulfurated antimony · antimony blende · antimonous
Relateds
♁ · lupus metallorum · valentinite · leo ruber · proteus · kermesite · allemonite · antimonium · plumbum nigrum
Synonyms
Translations (94)
uz сурьма (chemical element) · tg сурьма (chemical element) · sh àntimon (chemical element) · af antimoon (chemical element) · kk сүрме (chemical element) · sh а̀нтимон (chemical element) · ru сти́биум (chemical element) · id antimoni (chemical element) · nl antimonium (chemical element) · he אנטימון (chemical element) · ug سۈرمە (chemical element) · gd antamòn (chemical element) · uz sur’ma (chemical element) · lt stibis (chemical element) · de Antimon (chemical element) · gv antimoan (chemical element) · lv antimons (chemical element) · ko 안티몬 (chemical element) · my ခနောက်စိမ်း (chemical element) · it antimonio (chemical element) · sq antimon (chemical element) · is antímon (chemical element) · th พลวง (chemical element) · ja アンチモン (chemical element) · pl antymon (chemical element) · am ኩል (chemical element) · ta அந்திமன் (chemical element) · fur antimoni (chemical element) · la stibium (chemical element) · eo antimono (chemical element) · hy ծարիր (chemical element) · oc antimòni (chemical element) · km អង់ទីម៉ាន់ (chemical element) · mt antimonju (chemical element) · am አንቲሞኒ (chemical element) · ka სტიბიუმი (chemical element) · pt antimónio (chemical element) · no antimon (chemical element) · vi antimon (chemical element) · ro stibiu (chemical element) · fa انتیموان (chemical element) · sk antimón (chemical element) · ca antimoni (chemical element) · ja アンチモニー (chemical element) · es antimonio (chemical element) · be антымон (chemical element) · uk сти́бій (chemical element) · cop ⲥⲑⲏⲙ (chemical element) · es estibio (chemical element) · fo antimon (chemical element) · fa سرمه (chemical element) · be сурма́ (chemical element) · pt antimônio (chemical element) · nl stibium (chemical element) · ar إِثْمِد (chemical element) · csb antimón (chemical element) · fa زنگلک (chemical element) · nl antimoon (chemical element) · mn будаг (chemical element) · ast antimoniu (chemical element) · cy antimoni (chemical element) · ru сурьма́ (chemical element) · ms antimoni (chemical element) · fa روی سخته (chemical element) · ia antimonio (chemical element) · gl antimonio (chemical element) · mk антимон (chemical element) · hu antimon (chemical element) · fi antimoni (chemical element) · ga antamón (chemical element) · tr antimon (chemical element) · et antimon (chemical element) · bg антимо́н (chemical element) · hi अंजन (chemical element) · ro antimoniu (chemical element) · ota آنتیمون (chemical element) · ug سىتىبىي (chemical element) · da antimon (chemical element) · sv antimon (chemical element) · ar كُحْل (chemical element) · ota دمیر بوزان (chemical element) · uk сурма́ (chemical element) · fa آنتیموان (chemical element) · tl antimonyo (chemical element) · cmn 銻 /锑 (chemical element) · fr antimoine (chemical element) · lb Antimon (chemical element) · eu antimonioa (chemical element) · ko 안티모니 (chemical element) · kw antimoni (chemical element) · fy antimoon (chemical element) · el αντιμόνιο (chemical element) · sl antimon (chemical element) · cs antimon (chemical element)