Antimony
WordNet
noun
(1) A metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Unclear; possibly from , as the element was thought never to exist in its pure form; or from the Pharaonic expression , which may be translated as .
Noun
- A chemical element (symbol Sb) with an atomic number of 51. The symbol is derived from Latin .
- The alloy stibnite
See also
- allemonite
- kermesite
- leo ruber
- lupus metallorum
- plumbum nigrum
- proteus
- valentinite