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stibium

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈstɪbi.əm/
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noun

Meaning 1

antimony

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare, uncountable

Examples

  • 2019 Dec 12, Subramanyan & Aravindan, 'Stibium: A Promising Electrode toward Building High-Performance Na-Ion Full-Cells', Chem, volume 5, issue 12.

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noun

Meaning 2

kohl: stibnite used in ancient Egypt and Rome for eye cosmetics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1922, E.A.W. Budge. 55. Marble stibium pot inscribed with the name of Paȧtenu (?) pA-A-i-Xrd-t:n-w-A51 [37,192]. 56. Hæmatite stibium pot, the upper part of which is plated with gold [32,151]. 57. Stibium pot, with cover, on four-legged stand [29,931]. — A Guide to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Egyptian Rooms, and the Coptic Room, page 269. British Museum, Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian sdmder. Ancient Greek στίμμῐ (stímmĭ) Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi)der. Latin stibiumder. English stibium From Latin stibium (“antimony”), which was imported from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi), itself originating from Egyptian s-d-m-N33C:Z2ss (sdm).