strontian

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Letters
9
Pronunciation
/stɹɒnˈtiːən/

Definition of strontian

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

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).
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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.

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Etymology

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

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