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strontium

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Main Entry:
stron·tium 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈsträn(t)-sh(ē-)əm, ˈsträn-tē-əm\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin, from strontia strontium oxide, from obsolete English strontian, from Strontian, village in Scotland
Date:
1808
: a soft malleable ductile metallic element of the alkaline-earth group occurring only in combination and used especially in color TV tubes, in crimson fireworks, and in the production of some ferrites — see element table


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