Antimony
['æntɪmənɪ] or ['æntɪmoni]
Definition
(noun.) a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite.
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Definition
(n.) An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.
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Definition
n. a brittle bluish-white metal of flaky crystalline texture much used in the arts and in medicine.—adjs. Antimōn′ial Antimon′ic.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A metallic substance discovered by Valentine in 1450, and now extensively used in the arts—particularly poker.
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Examples
- It is composed of tin, antimony, and copper, and although the proportions and ingredients have since been varied, the whole art is still known as babbitting. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It consisted of a thin splinter of dried wood, the top of which was dipped in a mixture of one part of chlorate of potass, two of sulphide of antimony, and one of gum. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- It was a mixture of regulus of antimony and lead. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- This consists of an antifriction compound of tin, 10 parts, copper, 1 part, and antimony, 1 part, and is specially adapted for the lubricated bearings of machinery. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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