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stibium

/ˈstɪbi.əm/

stibium noun: antimony.

Noun

stibium (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) antimony
    • 2019 Dec 12, Subramanyan & Aravindan, 'Stibium: A Promising Electrode toward Building High-Performance Na-Ion Full-Cells', Chem, volume 5, issue 12.
  2. kohl: stibnite used in ancient Egypt and Rome for eye cosmetics.
    • — A Guide to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Egyptian Rooms, and the Coptic Room, page 269. British Museum, Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities1922, 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....

Forms of stibium

alternative formstibnium
alternative formstibnum

Origin of stibium

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).

Words formed from stibium

Questions about stibium

What does stibium mean?
Stibium means antimony.
What part of speech is stibium?
Stibium is a noun.
How do you pronounce stibium?
Stibium is pronounced /ˈstɪbi.əm/.

Words near stibium in the dictionary

  1. stibiopalladinite
  2. stibiopalladinites
  3. stibiotantalite
  4. stibiotriethyl
  5. stibious
  6. stibium
  7. stibivanite
  8. stibmethyl
  9. stibnite
  10. stibnites
  11. stibo-

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