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stibnite

stibnite noun: a grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered form, used as the cosmetic called kohl.

stibnite: a grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered form, used as the cosmetic...
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Noun

stibnite (countable and uncountable, plural stibnites)

  1. A grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered form, used as the cosmetic called kohl.
    • The eye-paint used from immemorial times in Egypt is usually held to be stibnite.1955, Robert James Forbes, Studies in Ancient Technology, volume 9, E. J. Brill, page 176
    Synonyms:
    antimonite

Synonyms of stibnite

Forms of stibnite

pluralstibnites

Origin of stibnite

From Latin stibium, from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi).

Questions about stibnite

What does stibnite mean?
Stibnite means a grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered form, used as the cosmetic called kohl.
What part of speech is stibnite?
Stibnite is a noun.
What is the plural of stibnite?
The plural of stibnite is stibnites.

Words near stibnite in the dictionary

  1. stibiotriethyl
  2. stibious
  3. stibium
  4. stibivanite
  5. stibmethyl
  6. stibnite
  7. stibnites
  8. stibo-
  9. stiboan
  10. stibocaptate
  11. stibogluconate

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