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Antimonide vs Antimonite - What's the difference?

antimonide | antimonite |

As nouns the difference between antimonide and antimonite

is that antimonide is any compound of antimony with more electropositive elements while antimonite is a grey mineral, antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) that is the main source of antimony; stibnite.

antimonide

English

(wikipedia antimonide)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any compound of antimony with more electropositive elements.

    • Derived terms

    * cadmium antimonide * chromium antimonide * chromium diantimonide * cobalt antimonide * indium antimonide * yttrium antimonide * zinc antimonide

    antimonite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineral) A grey mineral, antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) that is the main source of antimony; stibnite
  • (countable, inorganic chemistry) Any of several oxyanions of antimony such as H2SbO3-; any salt containing this ion