/ ˈæntɪməni; NAmE -moʊni/ noun
[ U ] ( symb Sb ) a chemical element. Antimony is a silver-white metal that breaks easily, used especially in making alloys .
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting stibnite, the most common ore of the metal): from medieval Latin antimonium , of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the early 19th cent.