Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antimonious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-mo-nious
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or containing antimony.

adj

Containing trivalent antimony.

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian sdmder. Ancient Greek στίμμι (stímmi)der. Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ (esthēm)bor. Arabic إِثْمِد (ʔiṯmid)bor. Medieval Latin antimoniumder. English antimony Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English antimonious From antimony + -ous.

Inflected Forms

antimonous (alternative)

Phrases

antimonious acid antimonious chloride antimonious cyanide antimonious hydride antimonious oxide

Frequently Paired Words

antimonic

Synonyms

antimonic

Questions

What does antimonious mean?: Of or containing antimony.
Where does antimonious come from?: Etymology tree Egyptian sdmder. Ancient Greek στίμμι (stímmi)der. Coptic ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ (esthēm)bor. Arabic إِثْمِد (ʔiṯmid)bor. Medieval Latin antimoniumder. English antimony Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English antimonious From antimony + -ous.

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