Main Entry:

stron·tium

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