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stibium

[ stib-ee-uhm ]

noun

Chemistry.


stibium

/ ˈ²õ³Ùɪ²úɪə³¾ /

noun

  1. an obsolete name for antimony
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³Ù¾±²ú¾±²¹±ô, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stibium1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin stibi ( s ), stibium < Greek ²õ³Ùí²ú¾± (variant of ²õ³Ùí³¾³¾¾± < Egyptian sdm )
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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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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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.

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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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