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strontian

/stɹɒnˈtiːən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
stron-tian
IPA
/stɹɒnˈtiːən/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small village in Highland council area, Scotland, that gives its name to the element strontium and the mineral strontianite which were discovered there (OS grid ref NM8161).

name

The Strontian River, a short river in Highland council area, that flows through the village to Loch Sunart.

adj

Containing strontium.

noun

A mineral containing strontium.

Etymology

Place name is from Scottish Gaelic Sròn an t-Sìthein, "nose of the fairy hill", said to be inhabited by the mythological sìdhe.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more strontian (comparative) most strontian (superlative) strontians (plural)

Derived Forms

strontianite strontium

Questions

How do you pronounce strontian?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɹɒnˈtiːən/.
What does strontian mean?
A small village in Highland council area, Scotland, that gives its name to the element strontium and the mineral strontianite which were discovered there (OS grid ref NM8161).
Where does strontian come from?
Place name is from Scottish Gaelic Sròn an t-Sìthein, "nose of the fairy hill", said to be inhabited by the mythological sìdhe.

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