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Definition of strontium
: 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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Three chemicals will interact to form the color tracers — barium, strontium and cupric-oxide.
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Specifically, NASA will use a short-range rocket to launch a payload of barium, strontium, and cupric oxide—
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Other scientists performed isotope tests to measure oxygen, strontium, and nitrogen levels in the man’s bones.
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Frei uses strontium isotope analyses in her research.
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Like other animals, penguins excrete certain elements (copper, zinc, strontium, selenium) in proportions much higher than what is found in the surrounding environment.
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For instance, barium compounds emit green, red comes from strontium and blues are made with copper.
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Backed by Triumph's impressive technology and incorporating its classic design, the T595 comes in strontium yellow and jet black.
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Origin and Etymology of strontium
New Latin, from strontia strontium oxide, from obsolete English strontian, from Strontian, village in Scotland
STRONTIUM Defined for English Language Learners
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: a soft silver-white metal that is used in color TV tubes and red fireworks
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Medical Definition of strontium
: a soft malleable ductile bivalent metallic element of the alkaline-earth group occurring only in combination—symbol Sr; see element table
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