stibium

American  

[stib-ee-uhm] / ˈstɪb i əm /

noun

Chemistry.

1. antimony.

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stibium British  

/ ˈstɪbɪəm /

noun

1. an obsolete name for antimony

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Other Word Forms

• stibial adjective

Etymology

Origin of stibium

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin stibi ( s ), stibium < Greek stíbi (variant of stímmi < Egyptian sdm )

Example Sentences

The Nova Minerals Stibium prospect, part of the Estelle property, is not properly reflected in the dataset.

From The Wall Street Journal

Phosphorus, Arsenic, and Stibium produced no relief.

From Project Gutenberg

The “primitive” vessels which have been found in Egypt are small in size and consist of columnar stibium jars, flattened bottles and amphorae, all decorated with zigzag lines, tiny wide-mouthed vases on feet and minute jugs.

From Project Gutenberg

Or a libra of the same crude gold, crushed up, is mixed together with half a libra of stibium likewise crushed, and put into a crucible with half an uncia of copper filings, and heated until they melt, then a sixth part of granulated lead is thrown into the same crucible.

From Project Gutenberg

The gold which remains is re-heated with stibium, and when this is exhaled the gold is heated for the third time in a cupel with a fourth part of lead, and then quenched.

From Project Gutenberg