antimonynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈæn.tɪ.mə.ni//ænˈtɪm.ə.ni/us/ˈæn.t̬ə.moʊ.ni/symbol Sba chemical element that is a silver-white, poisonous metal. It is hard but easily broken and is used to make other metals harder and stronger and to make semiconductors for computers.
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Chemical elements
- alkali metal
- calcium
- carbonic
- carbonic acid
- cesium
- cl
- graphene
- lithium
- molybdenum
- nickel
- plutonium
- quicksilver
- sodium
- strontium
- sulphur
- transition metal
- tungsten
- urea
- vanadium
- zinc
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Examples from literature
- Great harm was done by the abuse of antimony, but then great harm is done by the abuse of anything, no matter how good it may be.
- His studies in antimony were made mainly with the idea of showing how that substance might be used in medicine.
- Seven yellows were woven into his robe, and his frizzed hair was stained with antimony.
- The industries include brewing, saw-milling, lace-making and antimony mining and founding.
- They do so even yet, and when antimony was administered there was no doubt about its working.