distibine

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noun

Any organoantimony compound containing two antimony atoms joined together R₂Sb-SbR₂

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

noundistibine (plural distibines)

plural distibines

  1. chemistryAny organoantimony compound containing two antimony atoms joined together R₂Sb-SbR₂

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Egyptiansdm
  8. Ancient Greekστίμμῐ (stímmĭ)
  9. Ancient Greekστίβι (stíbi)
  10. Latinstibium
  11. Englishstibium
  12. Englishstibine
  13. Englishdistibine

From di- + stibine.

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APA

distibine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distibine

MLA

“distibine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distibine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distibine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distibine.

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