antimonite

English

Antimonite

Etymology

From antimony +‎ -ite.

Noun

antimonite (countable and uncountable, plural antimonites)

1. (mineralogy) A grey mineral, antimony sulfide (Sb₂S₃) that is the main source of antimony; stibnite
2. (countable, inorganic chemistry) Any of several oxyanions of antimony such as H₂SbO₃^-; any salt containing this ion

Translations

a grey mineral that is the main source of antimony

• Finnish: antimoniitti
• Hungarian: antimonit (hu)
• Polish: antymonit (pl) m
• Portuguese: antimonita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Antimonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “antimonite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.