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strontium

/ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
stron-tium
IPA
/ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.

Uncountable

noun

A single atom of this element.

Countable

Etymology

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, after the earlier term strontianite, for the name of the Scottish town Strontian.

Usage

Inflected Forms

strontiums (plural)

Derived Forms

distrontium nonastrontium organostrontium pentastrontium radiostrontium strontane strontian strontic strontiferous tetrastrontium tristrontium

Phrases

bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide proto-strontium rubidium-strontium strontium-90 strontium aluminate strontium chloride strontium chloride hexahydrate strontium hydroxide

Frequently Paired Words

BSCCO strontia strontian celestite

Synonyms

sr atomic number 38

Questions

How do you pronounce strontium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/.
What does strontium mean?
The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
Where does strontium come from?
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, after the earlier term strontianite, for the name of the Scottish town Strontian.

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