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stibium
[ stib-ee-uhm ]
stibium
/ ˈstɪbɪəm /
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Derived Forms
- ˈstibial, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stibium1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin stibi ( s ), stibium < Greek stíbi (variant of stímmi < Egyptian sdm )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stibium1
C14: from Latin: antimony (used as a cosmetic in ancient Rome), via Greek from Egyptian stm
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Example Sentences
Keren-Happuk, the name given by Job to one of his daughters, means "horn of stibium."
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We use cements when, without stibium, we part silver or copper or both so ingeniously and admirably from gold.
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There are besides this, certain other cements which part gold from silver, composed of sulphur, stibium and other ingredients.
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The sixth method consists in heating together a bes of the copper and one-sixth of a libra each of sulphur, salt, and stibium.
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Some of the alabasti would contain kohl or stibium, some salves and ointments, others perhaps perfumed washes for the complexion.
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