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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Origin and Etymology of strontium
New Latin, from strontia strontium oxide, from obsolete English strontian, from Strontian, village in Scotland
First Known Use: 1808
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strontium
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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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