strontium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
A single atom of this element.

Pronunciation

strŏn'tēəm /ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/ /ˈstrɒn.ʃi.əm/ en-us-strontium.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-strontium.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-strontium (alt).wav

Word forms

strontium strontiums

Etymology

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, after the earlier term strontianite, for the name of the Scottish town Strontian.

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Derived words

bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide distrontium nonastrontium organostrontium pentastrontium proto-strontium radiostrontium rubidium-strontium strontane strontian strontic strontiferous strontium-90 strontium aluminate strontium chloride strontium chloride hexahydrate strontium hydroxide strontium nitrate strontium nitride strontium oxide strontium platinocyanide strontium ranelate strontium titanate strontium unit strontium yellow tetrastrontium tristrontium

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