antimony sulfide

noun

: either of two sulfides of antimony:

a

or less commonly 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

or less commonly 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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