stibium

[ stib-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. antimony.

stibium

/ ˈstɪbɪəm /

noun

1. 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

Here is cerussa, here is stibium, and here purpurissum.

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But oh, my little ladies, when he lectured you and flung your stibium, your cerussa, and your purpurissum back in your faces, 'tis then I was like to burst; a grinds my colours.

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Phosphorus, Arsenic, and Stibium produced no relief.

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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.

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Stibium when smelted in the crucible and refined has as much right to be regarded as a proper metal as is accorded to lead by writers.

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