stibnite
[ stib-nahyt ]
/ ˈstɪb naɪt /
noun
a soft mineral, antimony sulfide, Sb2S3, lead-gray in color with a metallic luster, occurring in crystals, often acicular, or in bladed masses: the most important ore of antimony.
Words nearby stibnite
sti,
stibial,
stibialism,
stibine,
stibium,
stibnite,
stich,
sticharion,
stichic,
stichometry,
stichomythia
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British Dictionary definitions for stibnite
stibnite
/ (ˈstɪbnaɪt) /
noun
a soft greyish mineral consisting of antimony sulphide in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in quartz veins and is the chief ore of antimony. Formula: Sb 2 S 3
Word Origin for stibnite
C19: from obsolete
stibine stibnite +
-ite
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