antimony sulfide

antimony sulfide
noun
: either of two sulfides of antimony:
a. also antimony trisulfide : the trisulfide Sb2S3 occurring native as stibnite, obtained synthetically as an orange-red precipitate, and used chiefly as a pigment (as in camouflage paints), in percussion primer compositions, and in fireworks — compare antimony vermilion
b. also antimony pentasulfide : the pentasulfide Sb2S5 obtained as an orange-yellow precipitate and used chiefly as a pigment, in coloring and vulcanizing rubber, and in fireworks — called also golden antimony sulfide

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Chem.

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antimony sulfide,
1. the trisulfide of antimony, occurring naturally as stibnite, used especially as a pigment in paints and in making matches and explosives. Formula: Sb2S3
2. a sulfide of antimony in the form of an orange-yellow powder, used chiefly as a pigment. Formula: Sb2S5

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