antimony
Collocations
4ADJ.
gold, silver, used
VERB + ANTIMONY
pounds
ANTIMONY + NOUN
coal, element, tungsten
ADV.
mainly
Definitions
noun
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.
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.
The alloy stibnite.
In quality synergistic additives in a composition use oxide antimonies.
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Synonyms
noun — a metallic element having four allotropic forms
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6Deep 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
WiktionaryIn quality synergistic additives in a composition use oxide antimonies.
WiktionaryMineral resources include silver, gold, uranium, antimony, tungsten, and coal.
Tatoeba · #8905125Antimony is one of several elements for which the chemical symbol, Sb, is derived from Latin rather than its modern name.
Tatoeba · #10826143The element antimony is mainly used in flame retardants.
Tatoeba · #10978804Antimony compounds are the main therapy against all leishmaniasis, including the often fatal version called kala-azar that attacks organs.
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