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