Antimonial
Definition
Containing antimony (stibium), relating to antimony, or obtained from this metalloid; a chemical preparation, alloy, or medicinal compound whose structure includes antimony. In the history of pharmacy, it describes specific remedies used as emetics (to induce vomiting) or as antiparasitic treatments in early veterinary and human medicine.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Antimonial
- Antimony-bearing
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Standard descriptive adjective with regular grammatical gender and structural number variations. |
| Formation | Scientific adjective derived from the medieval Latin base 'antimonialis', rooted in 'antimonium' (antimony), via French. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ˌæn.tɪ.ˈmoʊ.ni.əl] |
| Source | Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Industrial Metallurgy, and Mineralogy Standards |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Mineralogul a descoperit un zăcământ antimonial rar în regiunea muntoasă, caracterizat prin cristale cenușii aciculare.
EN: The mineralogist discovered a rare antimonial deposit in the mountainous region, characterized by grey acicular crystals.
RO: În secolul al XVIII-lea, doctorii prescriau adesea vin antimonial ca remediu purgativ, ignorând toxicitatea sa ridicată.
EN: In the 18th century, doctors often prescribed antimonial wine as a purgative remedy, ignoring its high toxicity.
RO: Acest aliaj antimonial structural este utilizat pe scară largă la fabricarea plăcilor pentru acumulatorii auto cu plumb.
EN: This structural antimonial alloy is widely utilized in manufacturing plates for lead-acid automotive batteries.
Idioms & Phrases
Aliaj antimonial / Antimonial alloy
RO: Amestec metalic format din plumb și antimoniu, cu o duritate și rezistență mecanică structural sporită, folosit în tipografie sau metalurgie.
EN: A metallic mixture consisting of lead and antimony, with structurally increased hardness and mechanical resistance, used in printing or metallurgy.
Minereu antimonial / Antimonial ore
RO: Compus mineral natural (cum este stibina) extras din mine în scopul rafinării și obținerii antimoniului pur industrial.
EN: A natural mineral compound (such as stibnite) extracted from mines for the purpose of refining and obtaining pure industrial antimony.
Preparat antimonial istoric / Historical antimonial preparation
RO: Formă farmaceutică arhaică (prafuri sau poțiuni) ce conținea săruri de stibiu, utilizată în trecut ca vomitiv puternic în clinici.
EN: An archaic pharmaceutical form (powders or potions) containing antimony salts, historically used as a powerful emetic in clinics.
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