Meanings
alternative stibnium · alternative stibnum
- obsoleterareuncountableantimony
2019 Dec 12, Subramanyan & Aravindan, 'Stibium: A Promising Electrode toward Building High-Performance Na-Ion Full-Cells', Chem, volume 5, issue 12.
- uncountablekohl: stibnite used in ancient Egypt and Rome for eye cosmetics.
1 more example
1922, E.A.W. Budge. 55. Marble stibium pot inscribed with the name of Paȧtenu (?) pA-A-i-Xrd-t:n-w-A51 [37,192]. 56. Hæmatite stibium pot, the upper part of which is plated with gold [32,151]. 57. Stibium pot, with cover, on four-legged stand [29,931]. — A Guide to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Egyptian Rooms, and the Coptic Room, page 269. British Museum, Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Egyptiansdm
- Ancient Greekστίμμῐ (stímmĭ)
- Ancient Greekστίβι (stíbi)
- Latinstibium
- Englishstibium
From Latin stibium (“antimony”), which was imported from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi), itself originating from Egyptian s-d-m-N33C:Z2ss (sdm).
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