Antimony

Antimony

A brittle white metal, of value both in the arts and medicine.

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antimony

Engineering; Electronic engineering

Symbol, Sb. A metalloidal element. Atomic number, 51. Atomic weight, 121.76. Often used as n-type dopant in semiconductor manufacture.

antimony

Manufacturing; Glass

A mineral stibnite mined mostly in China, Mexico and the US, antimony (antimony oxide, Sb2O3) can be added to batch as a refining and decolorizing agent, and is sometimes ...

antimony

Chemistry; General chemistry

A toxic chemical element with the symbol Sb and an atomic number of 51. A lustrous grey metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite.

antimony

Medical; Health care; Medicine

A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Sb, atomic number 51, and atomic weight 121.75. It is used as a metal alloy and as medicinal and poisonous salts. It is toxic and an ...

antimony

Mining; General mining; Mineral mining

Metallic antimony is an extremely brittle metal with a flaky, crystalline texture. Symbol, Sb. Sometimes found native, but more frequently as the sulfide, stibnite (Sb 2 S 3 ). ...

antimoniated

Language; Dictionaries

Combined or prepared with antimony; as, antimoniated tartar.

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