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antimonite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-monite
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grey mineral, antimony sulfide (Sb₂S₃) that is the main source of antimony; stibnite

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several oxyanions of antimony such as H₂SbO₃⁻; any salt containing this ion

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English antimony Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English antimonite From antimony + -ite.

Usage

Inflected Forms

antimonites (plural)

Synonyms

stibnite

Questions

What does antimonite mean?
A grey mineral, antimony sulfide (Sb₂S₃) that is the main source of antimony; stibnite
Where does antimonite come from?
Etymology tree English antimony Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English antimonite From antimony + -ite.

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