antimony sulfide
nounDefinition of antimony sulfide
: 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