ANTIMONIOUS

adj. A?n-ti?-mo/ni?-u°s. Lat., an tim on ios us, stibiosus. Fr., antimonieux. Ger., antimonig. It., Sp., antimomioso. Of or containing antimony; in chemical nomenclature, containing antimony as a trivalent radicle. [B.]—A. acid. Lat., acidum antinoniosum (seu stibiosuni), Fr., acide antimonieux. Ger., Antimonigsäure. It., acido antimonioso. Sp., âcido anti. monioso. A name formerly given to antimony trioxide (Berzelius) or to antimony tetroxide, now applied to the hydrate of the former suhstance; a body of the constitution HShO, or 2HSbO, + 3H,0, which acts as a monobasic acid. [B, 3, 46, 119, 159.) e latter substance is also called met antimonious acid.—A. ehloride, A. iodide, A. oxide, A. sulphide. See Antimony trichtoride, tri iodide, trioxide, and trisulphide.