triphenylstibine

noun

A chemical compound, Sb(C₆H₅)₃, used as a ligand in coordination chemistry and as a reagent in organic synthesis.

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

nountriphenylstibine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA chemical compound, Sb(C₆H₅)₃, used as a ligand in coordination chemistry and as a reagent in organic synthesis.

    Synonyms: triphenylantimony

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA chemical compound, Sb(C₆H₅)₃, used as a ligand in coordination chemistry and as a reagent in organic synthesis.

Similar
triphenylantimony

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  9. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  10. Frenchphéno-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  12. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  13. Frenchphényle
  14. Englishphenyl
  15. Englishtriphenyl
  16. Egyptiansdm
  17. Ancient Greekστίμμῐ (stímmĭ)
  18. Ancient Greekστίβι (stíbi)
  19. Latinstibium
  20. Englishstibium
  21. Englishstibine
  22. Englishtriphenylstibine

From triphenyl + stibine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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