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stibnite
[ stib-nahyt ]
/ ˈstɪb naɪt /
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noun
a soft mineral, antimony sulfide, Sb2S3, lead-gray in color with a metallic luster, occurring in crystals, often acicular, or in bladed masses: the most important ore of antimony.
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Words nearby stibnite
STI, stibial, stibialism, stibine, stibium, stibnite, stich, sticharion, stichic, stichometry, stichomythia
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stibnite
/ (ˈstɪbnaɪt) /
noun
a soft greyish mineral consisting of antimony sulphide in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in quartz veins and is the chief ore of antimony. Formula: Sb 2 S 3
Word Origin for stibnite
C19: from obsolete stibine stibnite + -ite 1
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