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stibium
[ stib-ee-uhm ]
stibium
/ ˈ²õ³Ùɪ²úɪə³¾ /
noun
- an obsolete name for antimony
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³Ù¾±²ú¾±²¹±ô, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of stibium1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of stibium1
Example Sentences
Phosphorus, Arsenic, and Stibium produced no relief.
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.
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.
The second composition is made from one libra of each of the following, artificial orpiment, vitriol, lime, alum, ash which the dyers of wool use, one quarter of a libra of verdigris, and one and a half unciae of stibium.
Stibium when melted in the crucible and refined has as much right to be regarded as a metal as is accorded to lead by most writers.
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