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Meaning of "antimony" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANTIMONY

From Medieval Latin antimōnium, of uncertain origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTIMONY

antimony  [ˈæntɪmənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTIMONY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Antimony is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANTIMONY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

antimony

Antimony

Antimony is a chemical element with symbol Sb and atomic number 51. A lustrous gray metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite. Antimony compounds have been known since ancient times and were used for cosmetics; metallic antimony was also known, but it was erroneously identified as lead. It was first isolated by Vannoccio Biringuccio and described in 1540. For some time, China has been the largest producer of antimony and its compounds, with most production coming from the Xikuangshan Mine in Hunan. The industrial methods to produce antimony are roasting and subsequent carbothermal reduction or direct reduction of stibnite with iron. The largest applications for metallic antimony are as alloying material for lead and tin and for lead antimony plates in lead-acid batteries. Alloying lead and tin with antimony improves the properties of the alloys which are used in solders, bullets and plain bearings. Antimony compounds are prominent additives for chlorine- and bromine-containing fire retardants found in many commercial and domestic products. An emerging application is the use of antimony in microelectronics.

Definition of antimony in the English dictionary

The definition of antimony in the dictionary is a toxic metallic element that exists in two allotropic forms and occurs principally in stibnite. The stable form is a brittle silvery-white crystalline metal that is added to alloys to increase their strength and hardness and is used in semiconductors. Symbol: Sb; atomic no: 51; atomic wt: 121.757; valency: 0, –3, +3, or +5; relative density: 6.691; melting pt: 630.76°C; boiling pt: 1587°C.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTIMONY


acrimony
ˈækrɪmənɪ
agrimony
ˈæɡrɪmənɪ
alimony
ˈælɪmənɪ
anemone
əˈnɛmənɪ
ceremony
ˈsɛrɪmənɪ
Chamonix
ˈʃæmənɪ
Germany
ˈdʒɜːmənɪ
harmony
ˈhɑːmənɪ
hegemony
hɪˈɡɛmənɪ
matrimony
ˈmætrɪmənɪ
palimony
ˈpælɪmənɪ
parsimony
ˈpɑːsɪmənɪ
patrimony
ˈpætrɪmənɪ
querimony
ˈkwerɪmənɪ
Romani
ˈrɒmənɪ
Romany
ˈrɒmənɪ
sanctimony
ˈsæŋktɪmənɪ
simony
ˈsaɪmənɪ
testimony
ˈtɛstɪmənɪ
Yemeni
ˈjɛmənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTIMONY

antimodern
antimodernist
antimonarchical
antimonarchist
antimonate
antimonial
antimoniate
antimonic
antimonide
antimonious
antimonite
antimonopolist
antimonopoly
antimonous
antimony potassium tartrate
antimonyl
antimosquito
antimuon
antimusic
antimusical

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTIMONY

accrued alimony
award ceremony
awards ceremony
cinnamony
close harmony
disharmony
four-part harmony
graduation ceremony
hemp agrimony
holy matrimony
induction ceremony
inharmony
launching ceremony
marriage ceremony
mony
New Harmony
opening ceremony
Oscars ceremony
stand on ceremony
without ceremony

Synonyms and antonyms of antimony in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «antimony» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTIMONY

Find out the translation of antimony to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of antimony from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «antimony» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antimonio
570 millions of speakers

English

antimony
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुरमा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأنتيمون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сурьмы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antimônio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রসাঁজন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

antimoine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antimoni
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Antimon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アンチモン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안티몬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antimoni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

antimon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆண்டிமனியை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुरमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

antimon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

antimonio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

antymonu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сурми
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

antimoniu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιμόνιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

antimoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antimon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antimon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of antimony

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTIMONY»

The term «antimony» is regularly used and occupies the 56.439 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTIMONY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «antimony» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «antimony» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about antimony

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTIMONY»

Discover the use of antimony in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to antimony and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Antimony: Its History, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Geology, ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Ch'ung-yu Wang, 2010
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Chemistry of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth
This book provides a detailed, wide ranging and up-to-date review of all aspects of the chemistry of the elements arsenic, antimony and bismuth.
N.C. Norman, 1998
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Biological Chemistry of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth
Topics covered include: chemistry of As, Sb and Bi biological chemistry of arsenic biological chemistry of Sb and Bi arsenic and antimony speciation in environmental and biological samples arsenic in traditional chinese medicine arsenic in ...
Hongzhe Sun, 2010
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Trends in Usage of Antimony: Report
Familiarity, ease of casting tin-base babbitts, and excellent performance under light and moderate loads still 134 favor continued use of tin-antimony-copper alloy for many applications. 6. Pewter and Costume Jewelry. With the recent greatly ...
‎1970
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Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries: The ...
GAN might refer to antimony (or arsenic), whilst Hallo (1963: 140) argued that it was some material ('dross') left unaccounted for in manufacturing bronze. The case in favour of an expensive additive used in small quantities has strengthened  ...
Peter Roger Stuart Moorey, 1999
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Fluid Catalytic Cracking: Science and Technology: Science ...
Before testing MP-25, the Luoyang Refinery tested an oil soluble passivator with low antimony content, MP-85, and found the hydrogen yield decreased 35%, the coke yield decreased, and the yield of light cycle oil increased slightly [31].
J.S. Magee, M.M. Mitchell, 1993
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Antimony Deposits of Alaska
The publications of the United States Geological Survey on Alaska contain many references to the occurrence of antimony ore, but for the most part they make only brief mention of stibnite incidentally to the description of other metalliferous ...
Alfred Hulse Brooks, 1916
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
poured off before subsidence, and the White and fixed oxyd is then fullered to fall down ; this is called ivajbed diaphoretic antimony. It must be carefully dried, and then moulded into little square pieces. The water, which floats above, holds in ...
9
The Chemistry of Organic Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth Compounds
The organic synthetic chemistry of the Group V elements, arsenic, antimony and bismuth are dealt with in this volume in the respected Patai series.
Saul Patai, 1994
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The American Dispensatory: Containing the Natural, Chemical, ...
Antimony is obtained from its ores by gradually detonating in a large crucible four parts of sulphureted antimony, three of crude tartar, and one and a half of dry nitrat of potass, reduced to a fine powder, and intimately mixed. The detonated ...
John Redman Coxe, 1825

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTIMONY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term antimony is used in the context of the following news items.
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U.S. Antimony Reports Record Sales
BUSINESS WIRE)--United States Antimony Corporation (“USAC”, NYSE MKT “UAMY”) reported record antimony sales for Q2 of 2015 of ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
2
WallStreet Pre-Market Info: Packaging Corporation of America (PKG …
United States Antimony Corp. (UAMY) of the Industrial Metals & Minerals sector closed out the day Thursday at $0.72, a loss of -2.70% with a ... «WallStreet Scope, Jul 15»
3
These are the Minerals That Give Fireworks Their Colors
... fireworks, but is less common than aluminum because it can't form a protective oxide layer. For more glittery effects, antimony is used instead. «io9, Jul 15»
4
Looking Back at ferry boats
... Hebburn collieries, Palmer's Jarrow works, from which 17 died and 72 were injured, Cookson's antimony works and Pochin's chemical works. «News Guardian, Jul 15»
5
New report shares details about the antimony market: global …
Antimony is a chemical element and exists in both metallic and non metallic forms. The metallic form is bright silver and brittle material. «WhaTech, Jul 15»
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MINOR METALS MIDWEEK: Antimony suffers worldwide; bismuth …
Outside China, minor metals remained relatively stable on Wednesday July 1, with only antimony and rhenium losing ground while bismuth ... «Metalbulletin.com, Jul 15»
7
How the EPA Puts a Price Tag on Pollution
The mercury filters also capture arsenic, cadmium, lead, nickel, antimony, beryllium, chromium, cobalt, manganese, selenium, and sodium ... «Wired, Jul 15»
8
What chemicals are hiding in your mattress?
But federal law doesn't require manufacturers to list what chemicals may be in it, like boric acid, antimony and polyurethane foam. Some are ... «WLS-TV, Jul 15»
9
Work to clear toxic antimony mine site
The derelict antimony processing site is located on Hillside Dr and lies between the Pacific Hwy and a state significant wetland, which forms ... «Coffs Coast Advocate, Jun 15»
10
Iran's first antimony ingot factory starts test production
Iran's first antimony ingot producing factory, located in the country's southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan province has started test production, ... «Trend News Agency, Jun 15»

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