antimony
noun/ˈæntɪməni/
/ˈæntɪməʊni/
[uncountable] (symbol Sb)
- a chemical element. Antimony is a silver-white metal that breaks easily, used especially in making alloys.Word Originlate Middle English (denoting stibnite, the most common ore of the metal): from medieval Latin antimonium, of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.
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