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