stibium

[ stib-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. antimony.

stibium

/ ˈstɪbɪəm /

noun

1. See antimony
   an obsolete name for antimony

Derived Forms

• ˈstibial, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stibium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of stibium¹

C14: from Latin: antimony (used as a cosmetic in ancient Rome), via Greek from Egyptian stm

Example Sentences

Keren-Happuk, the name given by Job to one of his daughters, means "horn of stibium."

From Project Gutenberg

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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