antimonide

[ an-tuh-muh-nahyd, -nid ]

nounChemistry.

a binary compound containing antimony and a second element, usually a metal.

Origin of antimonide

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First recorded in 1860–65; antimon(y) + -ide

Words Nearby antimonide

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How to use antimonide in a sentence

When passed into silver nitrate solution it gives a black precipitate of silver antimonide, SbAg3.
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