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strontium

stron·tium

UK/ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/ US/ˈstrɒn.ʃi.əm/ uncommon

noun

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a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite

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Origin

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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  • bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide
  • strontium aluminate
  • strontium chloride
  • strontium chloride hexahydrate
  • strontium hydroxide
  • strontium nitrate
  • strontium nitride
  • strontium oxide

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