antimony

Definitions


[ˈantɪməni], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the chemical element of atomic number 51, a brittle silvery-white metalloid


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Origin:
late Middle English (denoting stibnite, the most common ore of the metal): from medieval Latin antimonium, of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the early 19th century




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