stibium
[ stib-ee-uhm ]
/ ˈstɪb i əm /
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noun Chemistry.
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Origin of stibium
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin stibi(s), stibium<Greek stíbi (variant of stímmi<Egyptian sdm)
Words nearby stibium
Stheno, STI, stibial, stibialism, stibine, stibium, stibnite, stich, sticharion, stichic, stichometry
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stibial, adjectiveWord Origin for stibium
C14: from Latin: antimony (used as a cosmetic in ancient Rome), via Greek from Egyptian stm
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