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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Noting an acid, HSbO3, obtained by heating ortho-antimonic acid to 175° C. The metantimonic acid of Frémy (H4Sb2O7) is now called pyro-antimonic acid, thus preserving analogy with the different phosphoric acids.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (formerly called antimonic acid) analogous to metaphosphoric acid, and obtained as a white amorphous insoluble substance, (HSbO3).
  • adjective Formerly, designating an acid, which is now properly called pyroantimonic acid, and analogous to pyrophosphoric acid.

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