ANTIMONY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antimony mean? 

• ANTIMONY (noun)
  The noun ANTIMONY has 1 sense:

1. a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite

  Familiarity information: ANTIMONY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIMONY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

antimony; atomic number 51; Sb

Hypernyms ("antimony" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("antimony" is a substance of...):

stibnite (a soft grey mineral; the chief ore of antimony)

Derivation:

antimonial (containing antimony)

antimonic; antimonious (relating to or derived from antimony)

 Context examples 

Treatment is with medicines that contain antimony, a type of metal, or with strong antibiotics.

(Leishmaniasis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)