strontium

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Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/
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/ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/ · /ˈstrɒn.ʃi.əm/

Definition of strontium

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
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noun

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

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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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