Meanings
nounstibnite (countable and uncountable, plural stibnites)
plural stibnites
- countableuncountableA grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered form, used as the cosmetic called kohl.
The eye-paint used from immemorial times in Egypt is usually held to be stibnite.
1955, Robert James Forbes, Studies in Ancient Technology, volume 9, E. J. Brill, page 176Synonyms: antimonite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered form, used as the cosmetic called kohl.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekστίβι
- Latinstibium
- Englishstibnite
From Latin stibium, from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi).
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Ancient Greek στίβι, στίμμι
- στίβι (stíbi)a grey mineral
- στίμμι (stímmi)a grey mineral
- λάρβασον (lárbason)a grey mineral
Bulgarian стибнит
- стибнит (stibnit)a grey mineral
Catalan estibina, estibnita
- estibinaa grey mineral
- estibnitaa grey mineral
Czech antimonit
- antimonita grey mineral
Finnish antimonihohde, stibniitti
- antimonihohdea grey mineral
- stibniittia grey mineral
German Stibnit
- Stibnita grey mineral
Japanese 輝安鉱
- 輝安鉱 (kiankō)a grey mineral
Polish antymonit
- antymonita grey mineral
Spanish estibina, antimonita
- estibinaa grey mineral
- antimonitaa grey mineral
Swedish spetsglans, stibnit
- spetsglansa grey mineral
- stibnita grey mineral
- antimonita grey mineral
- antimonglansa grey mineral
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stibnite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stibnite
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“stibnite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stibnite. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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