a colourless slightly soluble poisonous gas with an offensive odour: made by the action of hydrochloric acid on an alloy of antimony and zinc. Formula: SbH3
2.
any one of a class of stibine derivatives in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by organic groups
Word origin
C19: from Latin stibium + -ine2
stibine in American English
(ˈstɪbən; ˈstɪbɪn)
noun
antimonous hydride, SbH3, a colorless, poisonous gas
Word origin
< L stibium, antimony < Gr stibi, stimi < Egypt sdm + -ine3