Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liver of antimony

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: liv-er of an-ti-mo-ny
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of antimony sulfide.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"CHEWING-BALLS, a kind of balls made of aſafœtida, liver of antimony, bay-wood, juniper-wood, and pellitory of Spain; which being dried in the ſun, and wrapped in a linen-cloth, are tied to the bit of the bridle for the horſe to chew: they create an appetite; and it is ſaid, that balls of Venice treacle may be uſed in the ſame manner with good ſucceſs."
"The crocus metallorum, or liver of antimony, was a violent cathartic and emetic."
"The Lexicon Technicum... refers to ‘Crocus Metallorum’ or Liver of Antimony made by firing equal parts of powder of antimony and saltpetre."

Etymology

From a supposed resemblance to the color of animals' livers.

Usage

Synonyms

antimony sulfide

Questions

What does liver of antimony mean?: Synonym of antimony sulfide.
Where does liver of antimony come from?: From a supposed resemblance to the color of animals' livers.

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