alkylstibine

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noun

Any aliphatic organostibine

OriginEnglish stibine ← Latin stibium ← Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi) →
Scrabble 21
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Meanings

nounalkylstibine (plural alkylstibines)

plural alkylstibines

  1. chemistryAny aliphatic organostibine

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Egyptiansdm
  12. Ancient Greekστίμμῐ (stímmĭ)
  13. Ancient Greekστίβι (stíbi)
  14. Latinstibium
  15. Englishstibium
  16. Englishstibine
  17. Englishalkylstibine

From alkyl + stibine.

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APA

alkylstibine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylstibine

MLA

“alkylstibine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylstibine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkylstibine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylstibine.

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