C14: from Latin: antimony (used as a cosmetic in ancient Rome), via Greek from Egyptianstm
antimony in British English
(ˈæntɪmənɪ)
noun
a toxic metallic element that exists in two allotropic forms and occurs principally in stibnite. The stable form is a brittle silvery-white crystalline metal that is added to alloys to increase their strength and hardness and is used in semiconductors. Symbol: Sb; atomic no: 51; atomic wt: 121.757; valency: 0, –3, +3, or +5; relative density: 6.691; melting pt: 630.76°C; boiling pt: 1587°C
Word origin
C15: from Medieval Latin antimōnium, of uncertain origin
stibium in American English
(ˈstɪbiəm)
noun
Chemistry
antimony
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME ‹ L stibi(s), stibium ‹ Gk stíbi (var. of stímmi ‹ Egyptian sdm)]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: absolute, flash, range, train, tune
Examples of 'stibium' in a sentence
stibium
Thin structure of the chemical bond of the hexagonal and rhombohedral modifications of stibium was investigated.
Ashcheulov A. A., Manyk O. N., Manyk T. O., Manyk T. O., Bilynskyj-Slotylo V. R. 2011, 'The chemical bond of stibium. Technological aspects', Tekhnologiya i Konstruirovanie v Elektronnoi Apparaturehttp://www.tkea.com.ua/tkea/2011/4_2011/pdf/09.zip. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)