stib

1 of 2

noun

ˈstib

plural -s

: red-backed sandpiper

stib-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or stibi- or stibio- or less commonly stibo-

: antimony

stibine

stibiocolumbite

stibophen

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

Combining form

stibium

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