antimony

名词 antimony:

1. a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite
   同义词：Sb, atomic number 51

1. Any of various alloys of copper, with or without tin, and antimony, phosphorus, or other components.
   铜合金铜与锡、锑、磷或其物质构成的一种合金，含锡，也可不含锡
2. The main factor in the market is that the supply of Chinese antimony is quite limited.
   市场的中心因素是中国对锑(antimony)的供应有限。

an.ti.mo.ny

n.Symbol Sb （名词）符号 Sb
A metallic element having four allotropic forms, the most common of which is a hard, extremely brittle, lustrous, silver-white, crystalline material. It is used in a wide variety of alloys, especially with lead in battery plates, and in the manufacture of flame-proofing compounds, paint, semiconductor devices, and ceramic products. Atomic number 5; atomic weight 2.75; melting point '30.5=C; boiling point ,380=C; specific gravity '.'9; valence 3, 5.See table at element
锑：一种金属元素，有四个同素异形体，最常见的是一种硬而脆的银白色发光晶体物质。锑普遍用于各种合金，特别是和铅一起用于电池极板，制造防火合成物、油漆、半导体装置和陶瓷制品。原子序数为5；原子量为2.75；熔点为'30.5=C；沸点,380=C；比重为'.'9；化合价为3,5参见 element

来源：
Middle English antimonie
中古英语 antimonie
from Medieval Latin antimônium
源自 中世纪拉丁语 antimônium
perhaps from Arabic al-’iAmid
可能源自 阿拉伯语 al-’iAmid
perhaps from Greek stimmi
可能源自 希腊语 stimmi