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antimony

antimony

3 9.2
A silvery-white metal used with other metals to make them harder and found in some minerals
  • noun
  • /ˈæntɪˌmoʊni/
  • Specialized
translation icon : antimonio
  • Antimony is an important component in the production of lead-acid batteries.
  • antimony and arsenic
  • antimony and phosphorus
  • antimony and nickel

You eat a pill of antimony, it does its work.

Examples

  • The company announced improving operational efficiencies at its antimony and tantalum mines as one of Frakes' focuses.

    Blog text (19)

  • Excessive levels of cadmium, antimony, and thallium were also detected in the wastewaters.

    Blog text (32)

  • This is stibnine, and this is the antimony compound.

  • You harden a bullet by alloying lead with antimony.

    Doctor Strange (2016)

  • The elements selected for detailed study included arsenic, antimony, cobalt, nickel, and silver.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Industrial contributions of arsenic, copper, mercury, nickel, and antimony amount to 100 to 200 percent of emissions from natural sources.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Our findings do not support the hypothesis that toxic gases derived from antimony, arsenic, or phosphorus are a cause of sudden infant death.

    Academic text (1995)

  • For example, the concentrations of lead, cadmium, arsenic, and antimony in surface soils of southern Norway are about 10 times higher than the levels in the northern part of the country.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The presence of antimony in the alloys increased their strength and durability.

  • Mining companies often extract antimony from minerals such as stibnite.

Synonyms

Sb
vsantimony
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A chemical symbol for the metal antimony used in some alloys

is the full word form used instead of the abbreviation

Compounds

antimony potassium tartrate
  • Specialized
9.9

A poisonous colorless salt used to fix colors in dyeing and formerly to make people vomit

How Much Antimony

antimony
  • Specialized
3 9.2
antimonial
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

antimony singular
antimonies plural

Etymology

Antimony may come from Greek parts anti- 'against' and monos 'alone', a helpful way to remember that this metal is rarely found 'alone' and is usually inside minerals and must be taken out. The element's symbol Sb comes from the old Latin word stibium, which connects the name to the mineral stibnite.