Etymology

stibiconite

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Today it means: An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing antimony, hydrogen, and oxygen. Full definition →

Ancient Greek στίβι
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromστίβι“antimony”
  2. English todaystibiconite

From Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi, “antimony”) + κόνῐς (kónĭs, “dust”) + -ite.

Words from the same roots

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