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strontium

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Noun

HYPHEN

stron=ti=um

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun strontium has 1 sense

strontium(n = noun.substance) atomic number 38, sr - a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite; Array

is a kind of metal, metallic element

has particulars: strontium 90

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CIDE DICTIONARY

strontium, n. [NL. See Strontia.].

A metallic element of the calcium group, always naturally occurring combined, as in the minerals strontianite, celestite, etc. It is isolated as a yellowish metal, somewhat malleable but harder than calcium. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flames red. Symbol Sr. Atomic weight 87.3. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

strontium, n. Chem. a soft silver-white metallic element occurring naturally in various minerals.

Idiom

strontium-90 a radioactive isotope of strontium concentrated selectively in bones and teeth when taken into the body. strontium oxide a white compound used in the manufacture of fireworks.

Usage

Symb.: Sr.

Etymology

STRONTIA + -IUM

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