Sbn.

Brit.

/ˌɛsˈbiː/, U.S.

/ˌɛsˈbi/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: antimony n.

Etymology: Symbolic abbreviation for antimony n., after use as symbolic abbreviation for classical Latin stibium stibium n.

Chemistry.

The element antimony.

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1788 J. St. John tr. L. B. Guyton de Morveau et al. Method Chym. Nomencl. II^d Table Comb. Caloric (following p. 237) Antimony. Sb. [Sb is printed inside a circle.]

1814 tr. J. J. Berzelius in Ann. Philos. 3 248 Stibium, Antimony (Sb).

1858 F. T. Conington Handbk. Chem. Anal. ii. ii. 92 Sb²S³ and Sb²S⁵..are both soluble in alkaline sulphides, forming sulphantimonites and sulphantimonates.

1906 H. J. H. Fenton Notes Qualitative Anal. (new ed.) 53 Mix the residue with KOH till alkaline, and then warm with sodium or potassium sulphide. This dissolves Sn and Sb as sulpho-salts.

1967 J. D. Gilchrist Extraction Metall. x. 259 In the open saucer-shaped lead ‘kettle’ which presents a very large surface for oxidation, Sb, Sn and As are slowly oxidized out.

2007 Independent (Nexis) 3 Jan. 14 There is unlikely to be a beneficial effect of Sb contamination.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> as lemmas

S.B. n. simultaneous broadcast.

1923 J. Reith Diary 29 Aug. (1975) ii. 132 I read the News Bulletin at 7.00 p.m.—the first real SB.

1929 B.B.C. Year-bk. 1930 310 One or two transmissions are, perhaps, being sent to the provinces via the S.B. lines... Tests are being taken of outside broadcasts or incoming S.B.

S.B. n. Special Branch.

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society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > political police > [noun] > secret service or police > British

Special Branch1883

security service1918

MI5?1921

MI6?1921

firm1952

the Circus1963

S.B.1964

six1969

1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin xxxvii. 228 ‘Makes me curious about the locked room,’ said the young S.B. man.

1975 O. Sela Bengali Inheritance iv. 34 Special Branch won't like it... But you will need some assistance from SB—the files at least.

S.B. n. stretcher bearer.

1917 A. G. Empey Over Top 307 S.B., stretcher bearer. The motive power of a stretcher. He is generally looking the other way when a fourteen-stone Tommy gets hit.

1919 W. Deeping Second Youth xix. 168 'Ere, you blitherin' S.B.'s, get a move on.

单词	sb
释义	Sbn. Brit. /ˌɛsˈbiː/, U.S. /ˌɛsˈbi/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: antimony n. Etymology: Symbolic abbreviation for antimony n., after use as symbolic abbreviation for classical Latin stibium stibium n. Chemistry. The element antimony. ΚΠ 1788 J. St. John tr. L. B. Guyton de Morveau et al. Method Chym. Nomencl. II^d Table Comb. Caloric (following p. 237) Antimony. Sb. [Sb is printed inside a circle.] 1814 tr. J. J. Berzelius in Ann. Philos. 3 248 Stibium, Antimony (Sb). 1858 F. T. Conington Handbk. Chem. Anal. ii. ii. 92 Sb²S³ and Sb²S⁵..are both soluble in alkaline sulphides, forming sulphantimonites and sulphantimonates. 1906 H. J. H. Fenton Notes Qualitative Anal. (new ed.) 53 Mix the residue with KOH till alkaline, and then warm with sodium or potassium sulphide. This dissolves Sn and Sb as sulpho-salts. 1967 J. D. Gilchrist Extraction Metall. x. 259 In the open saucer-shaped lead ‘kettle’ which presents a very large surface for oxidation, Sb, Sn and As are slowly oxidized out. 2007 Independent (Nexis) 3 Jan. 14 There is unlikely to be a beneficial effect of Sb contamination. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas S.B. S.B. n. simultaneous broadcast. Π 1923 J. Reith Diary 29 Aug. (1975) ii. 132 I read the News Bulletin at 7.00 p.m.—the first real SB. 1929 B.B.C. Year-bk. 1930 310 One or two transmissions are, perhaps, being sent to the provinces via the S.B. lines... Tests are being taken of outside broadcasts or incoming S.B. extracted from Sn.¹ S.B. S.B. n. = smooth bore (gun). Π 1903 M. G. Gerard Leaves from Diaries iv. 104 In 1870 our armament was still the old 12-pr. S.B. gun and 24-pr. howitzer. extracted from Sn.¹ S.B. S.B. n. Special Branch. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > political police > [noun] > secret service or police > British Special Branch1883 security service1918 MI5?1921 MI6?1921 firm1952 the Circus1963 S.B.1964 six1969 1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin xxxvii. 228 ‘Makes me curious about the locked room,’ said the young S.B. man. 1975 O. Sela Bengali Inheritance iv. 34 Special Branch won't like it... But you will need some assistance from SB—the files at least. extracted from Sn.¹ S.B. S.B. n. stretcher bearer. Π 1917 A. G. Empey Over Top 307 S.B., stretcher bearer. The motive power of a stretcher. He is generally looking the other way when a fourteen-stone Tommy gets hit. 1919 W. Deeping Second Youth xix. 168 'Ere, you blitherin' S.B.'s, get a move on. extracted from Sn.¹ < n.1788 as lemmas
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