Main Entry:

stib·nite

Pronunciation:

\ˈstib-ˌnīt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

alteration of obsolete English stibine stibnite, from French, from Latin stibium antimony, from Greek stibi, from Egyptian sṭm

Date:

circa 1854

: a mineral that consists of the trisulfide of antimony and occurs in orthorhombic lead-gray crystals of metallic luster or in massive form