Antimony

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

antimony
    n 1: a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a
         wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite [syn: {antimony},
         {Sb}, {atomic number 51}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Antimony \An"ti*mo*ny\ ([a^]n"t[i^]*m[-o]*n[y^]; 112), n. [LL.
   antimonium, of unknown origin.] (Chem.)
   An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance
   and physical properties, but in its chemical relations
   belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic
   weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: It is of tin-white color, brittle, laminated or
         crystalline, fusible, and vaporizable at a rather low
         temperature. It is used in some metallic alloys, as
         type metal and bell metal, and also for medical
         preparations, which are in general emetics or
         cathartics. By ancient writers, and some moderns, the
         term is applied to native gray ore of antimony, or
         stibnite (the stibium of the Romans, and the sti`mmi of
         the Greeks, a sulphide of antimony, from which most of
         the antimony of commerce is obtained. Cervantite,
         senarmontite, and valentinite are native oxides of
         antimony.
         [1913 Webster]

from The Elements (07Nov00)

antimony
Symbol: Sb
Atomic number: 51
Atomic weight: 121.75
Element of group 15. Multiple allotropic forms. The stable form of
antimony is a blue-white metal. Yellow and black antimony are unstable
non-metals. Used in flame-proofing, paints, ceramics, enamels, and
rubber.
Attacked by oxidizing acids and halogens. First reported by Tholden in
1450.

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Antimony, UT (town, FIPS 1860)
  Location: 38.10089 N, 111.98358 W
  Population (1990): 83 (59 housing units)
  Area: 26.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 84712

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Antimony, UT -- U.S. town in Utah
   Population (2000):    122
   Housing Units (2000): 81
   Land area (2000):     10.115611 sq. miles (26.199311 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    10.115611 sq. miles (26.199311 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            01860
   Located within:       Utah (UT), FIPS 49
   Location:             38.095716 N, 111.973131 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     84712
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
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