antimony

Definition

A chemical element (symbol Sb, from Latin stibium) with an atomic number of 51: in its stable allotrope, a lustrous gray and very brittle metal.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin antimonium, attested in the 11th century; see also the Wikipedia section.

Example Sentences

• "Deep in the Salmon River Mountains, an Idaho mining company, Perpetua Resources, is proposing a vast open-pit gold mine that would also produce 115 million pounds of antimony — an element that may be critical to manufacturing the high-capacity liquid-metal batteries of the future."
• "In quality synergistic additives in a composition use oxide antimonies."

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