ANTIMONY


Meaning of ANTIMONY in English

— antimonial , adj. , n.

/an"teuh moh'nee/ , n. Chem.

a brittle, lustrous, white metallic element occurring in nature free or combined, used chiefly in alloys and in compounds in medicine. Symbol: Sb; at. no.: 51; at. wt.: 121.75.

[ 1375-1425; late ME antimonie antimonium, perh. uthmud ]

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