English Explanatory Dictionary

Strontian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small village in Highland council area, Scotland, that gives its name to the element strontium and the mineral strontianite which were discovered there (OS grid ref NM8161).
  2. The Strontian River, a short river in Highland council area, that flows through the village to Loch Sunart.
adj
  1. Containing strontium.
noun
  1. A mineral containing strontium.

Pronunciation

/stɹɒnˈtiːən/

Word forms

Strontian more strontian most strontian strontians

Etymology

Place name is from Scottish Gaelic Sròn an t-Sìthein, "nose of the fairy hill", said to be inhabited by the mythological sìdhe.

Derived words

strontianite strontium
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